Unidentified Swift or Ghost Moth at Wodonga, VIC
Identification history
| Hepialidae (family) | 10 Aug 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 8 Aug 2021 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
I know - I've taken a photo of holes! But they were all in one patch and looked deep and the balls of dirt odd to one side. There were orangish empty shell casings too - like the outer covering of bulbs or some kind of grub. They inbetween three young gum trees about 2 metres tall.
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MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
10 Aug 2021
Also known as Rain Moths as the moths appear after rain. The caterpillars are used as fishing bait and are also known as Bardee Grubs
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.873845-36.168086
- Maps WREN Reserves Wodonga
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 8 Abundance
- 7 Aug 2021 12:33 PM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
Additional information
- Unknown Gender
- Burrow Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Hepialidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Swift or Ghost Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1771m Recorded at altitude
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