Aenetus eximia

Forest Splendid Ghost Moth at Beaumont, NSW

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Identification history

Aenetus eximia	16 Apr 2025	ibaird
Aenetus eximia	16 Apr 2025	WendyEM
Fraus (genus)	28 Nov 2023	ibaird
Fraus crocea	28 Nov 2023	ibaird
Unverified	23 Nov 2023	Baronia

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3 comments

ibaird wrote:

28 Nov 2023

I suggest Fraus (genus), probably Fraus crocea. These moths are very variable in appaearance. Primitive ghost moth.

WendyEM wrote:

16 Apr 2025

I was initially thinking this was a little one but I think that impression is due to the perspective. The big 'fleshy arms' leads me to Aenetus sp. I noticed the other day A. eximia has yellow examples on-line. see
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/252925560
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=516142&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744
BOLD specimens are tricky colour-wise as blue/green fades really quickly in preserved moths.
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=328464

ibaird wrote:

16 Apr 2025

Thanks, WendyEM, I think you are correct.
Moths are a learning experience!

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Location information

Coordinates 150.562298 -34.786193
Places Beaumont, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
20 Nov 2023 08:57 PM Recorded on
Baronia Recorded by
Collections
Baronia NatureMapr South Coast Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
False Insect on a flower

Species information

Aenetus eximia Scientific name
Forest Splendid Ghost Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 424m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

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South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania