Abantiades atripalpis

Bardee grub/moth, Rain Moth at Wodonga, VIC

Abantiades atripalpis at Wodonga, VIC - 15 Aug 2021 09:47 AM

Abantiades atripalpis at Wodonga, VIC - 15 Aug 2021 09:47 AM

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Identification history

	Abantiades atripalpis	15 Aug 2021	WingsToWander
	Unverified	15 Aug 2021	KylieWaldon

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User's notes

this shell / exoskeleton? was next to a hole in the ground near a fallen branch. Is this the ghost moth again?

3 comments

WingsToWander wrote:

15 Aug 2021

This is a bardee/rain moth pupal case.

KylieWaldon wrote:

16 Aug 2021

Thank you! that's a first for me.

WingsToWander wrote:

16 Aug 2021

@Kyliegw keep your eyes peeled after we have a spring/summer rain event as that triggers their metamorphosis.

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Location information

Coordinates 146.901058 -36.138481
Maps Wodonga
Places Wodonga, VIC

Sighting information

1 Abundance
15 Aug 2021 09:47 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
Collections
KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size
Unknown Gender

Species information

Abantiades atripalpis Scientific name
Bardee grub/moth, Rain Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 795.62m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Trictena atripalpis

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