Aenetus eximia

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Forest Splendid Ghost Moth at Beaumont, NSW

Aenetus eximia at Beaumont, NSW - 20 Nov 2023 08:57 PM

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

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ibaird

28 Nov 2023

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

WendyEM

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

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
5mm to 12mm Animal size
No Insect on a flower

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Baronia NatureMapr South Coast Aenetus eximia Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Species information

Aenetus eximia Scientific name
Forest Splendid Ghost Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 472.75m Recorded at altitude

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