Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)
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WendyEM
wrote:
17 Mar 2026
One of the sp with pink body and hindwings. Hard to tell more with such worn wings. Yes she was probably laying which they do on the wing if not so worn.
Abantiades (genus)
ibaird
wrote:
8 Mar 2026
Hi blacksheep, thanks for your sighting. The media you provided is missing or unclear. To help us verify this sighting, please provide additional media.
Elhamma australasiae
ibaird
wrote:
7 Mar 2026
In E. australasiae the females are larger than the males and plainer looking. I think this is probably a female.
Elhamma australasiae
ibaird
wrote:
6 Mar 2026
Not sure which named Fraus (genus) species would best fit.
Perhaps Fraus marginospina although that species seems to be a dry country species (eg. SA, western Victoria)
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/522870-Fraus-marginispina
F. orientalis (Eastern Fraus) has a more eastern range better suiting where this record was made.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1072359-Fraus-orientalis
There is brown stripiing which would correspond roughly to F. orientalis.
Perhaps Fraus marginospina although that species seems to be a dry country species (eg. SA, western Victoria)
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/522870-Fraus-marginispina
F. orientalis (Eastern Fraus) has a more eastern range better suiting where this record was made.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1072359-Fraus-orientalis
There is brown stripiing which would correspond roughly to F. orientalis.
Fraus (genus)
WendyEM
wrote:
3 Mar 2026
female
".......specimens can display spectacular red, pink or dark violet colour on the hindwings and the abdomen." Moths of Victoria Part 6 CD page 1/4
".......specimens can display spectacular red, pink or dark violet colour on the hindwings and the abdomen." Moths of Victoria Part 6 CD page 1/4
Elhamma australasiae
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