Aenetus eximia
2 Forest Splendid Ghost Moth at Colo Vale, NSW
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| Aenetus eximia | donhe | 5 Jan 2025 | |
| Aenetus eximia | ibaird | 5 Jan 2025 | |
| Aenetus (genus) | ibaird | 5 Jan 2025 | |
| Aenetus blackburnii | donhe | 3 Jan 2025 | |
| Aenetus (genus) | nancyp | 2 Jan 2025 |
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Found on a verandah
2 comments
5 Jan 2025
I'm wondering whether A eximia (Forest Ghost moth) is not the more likely ID given its strongly south eastern distribution evident on the ALA and on LBH and these images which show specimens with the two isolated black dots with white centres, presumably the female also. see here;-
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/61a7e442-eed7-40ea-9249-1e01170d45ec
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/a3d76c87-cadd-4330-9825-523872ee7d88
A. blackburni apparently (on ALA map evidence) has a more 'dry country' distribution ie western Victoria and in South Australia.
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/61a7e442-eed7-40ea-9249-1e01170d45ec
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/a3d76c87-cadd-4330-9825-523872ee7d88
A. blackburni apparently (on ALA map evidence) has a more 'dry country' distribution ie western Victoria and in South Australia.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.433125-34.401356
- Altitude 424.0m
- Places Colo Vale, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2023 09:35 AM Recorded on
- nancyp Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- nancyp Southern Highlands NatureMapr 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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