Aenetus ligniveren

Common Splendid Ghost Moth at Ulladulla Reserves Bushcare

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Identification history

	Aenetus ligniveren	12 Mar 2020	ibaird
	Aenetus ligniveren	26 Jan 2020	jb2602

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User's notes

A rather worn male

2 comments

jb2602 wrote:

12 Nov 2020

This is Aenetus lewinii, but Taxonomy wont allow a change

ibaird wrote:

6 Feb 2021

Not sure why you say this is A. lewinii. There is no slanting white mark on the forewing between the major white transverse mark and the hind margin of thes male, whereas I think there is such a slanting white mark in A. lewinii males.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.482588 -35.352429
Maps Ulladulla Reserves Bushcare One Track For All
Places Ulladulla, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
25 Jan 2020 08:24 PM Recorded on
jb2602 Recorded by
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jb2602 South Coast NatureMapr Aenetus ligniveren Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Species information

Aenetus ligniveren Scientific name
Common Splendid Ghost Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1192.57m Recorded at altitude
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