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Moths (Lepidoptera)
Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)
Sighting 4208532

Abantiades atripalpis

Bardee grub/moth, Rain Moth at Wonboyn, NSW

Abantiades atripalpis at Wonboyn, NSW - 5 May 2019
Abantiades atripalpis at Wonboyn, NSW - 5 May 2019
Abantiades atripalpis at Wonboyn, NSW - 5 May 2019
Abantiades atripalpis at Wonboyn, NSW - 5 May 2019
Abantiades atripalpis at Wonboyn, NSW - 5 May 2019
Abantiades atripalpis at Wonboyn, NSW - 5 May 2019
Abantiades atripalpis at Wonboyn, NSW - 5 May 2019
Abantiades atripalpis at Wonboyn, NSW - 5 May 2019
Abantiades atripalpis at Wonboyn, NSW - 5 May 2019
Abantiades atripalpis at Wonboyn, NSW - 5 May 2019
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Identification history

Abantiades atripalpis 7 May 2019 GlennCocking
Abantiades atripalpis 6 May 2019 ellepoy@yahoo.com.au

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Drawn to house lights on window at night - found following day on deck - collected to send to ANIC

2 comments

KerriLee wrote:
   8 May 2019
Elle, I took the liberty of adding 2 more photos of this moth (taken after it was euthanised). This lovely specimen is now destined for ANIC, as there are currently no others in the collection from the south coast. I also measured the forewing length at 70mm
KerriLee wrote:
   26 Jul 2019
Photo 5 of same specimen, now pinned and in ANIC (courtesy of Glenn Cocking)

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