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0 5 Ghost Moth

Ghost Moth

by Tom15Olanchito, Honduras

Is this something in Hepialidae?

0 0 Winter Corbie

Winter Corbie

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Approximately 20mm long. Reddish browns with subtle mottling on the wings. ...

1 0 Eudalaca rufescens

Eudalaca rufescens

by JohanHeynsEmakhazeni Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Moth spotted in the garden of a lodge where I attended a conference.

0 0 Geometer Moth

Geometer Moth

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

These moths are similar to some from the

1 2 Dusky Ghost Moth

Dusky Ghost Moth

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

# dusky ghost moth march 14. The common name is just to assist my filing

0 0 Elhamma australasiae (♀)

Elhamma australasiae (♀)

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

About 25mm long. Plain mottled pink and brown.

1 1 Swift Moth - ♂

Swift Moth - ♂

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

A handsome brown moth with shades of purple through the wings which have a span ...

0 0 Hepialidae

Hepialidae

by MediyansyahTaharaniMalang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia

at first, I thought it was dry leaves, but then she flew ... about 1 cm.

0 1 Hepialidae

Hepialidae

by MediyansyahTaharaniMalang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia

gray Moth with horn ?

0 0 Swift Moth - ♀

Swift Moth - ♀

by LeubaMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

The female swift moth is slightly larger with a wing span of about 50 mm. The ...

7 10 Hepialid moth exuvia

Hepialid moth exuvia

by ArgybeeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

At branch nodes; was a soft, silk and timber tent; approx 50mm length by 30mm ...

2 4 Oxycanus dirempta ♂

Oxycanus dirempta ♂

by Mark RidgwayMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

This moth was about 35mm long; with wings closed it had patterns of orange and ...

21 25 Aenetus eximia (♀)

Aenetus eximia (♀)

by Mark RidgwayUpper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

A large mossy green, velvety Hepialid moth. Orange, yellow and pink hindwings ...

4 0 Dry-country Oxycanus - male

Dry-country Oxycanus - male

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A dark brown medium sized moth with tented wings and dark tufted thorax. The ...

0 3 Skipper Butterfly

Skipper Butterfly

by LindsyCarranzaOmaha, Nebraska, USA

There are many varieties of skipper moths. I think this one is either a Hobomok ...

1 0 Ghost moth

Ghost moth

by ShannaBQueensland, Australia

This is possibly the biggest moth I have ever seen, somewhere in the vicinity ...

1 0 Oxycanus dirempta

Oxycanus dirempta

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A fairly large but plain moth late in the season. Approximately 50mm long. One ...

3 0 Micro lepidoptera

Micro lepidoptera

by Mark RidgwayUpper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

A tiny silky charcoal micro moth about 6mm overall. Yellow antennae, silver ...

0 0 Winter Corbie

Winter Corbie

by LeubaMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

This moth was about 25 mm long. Wings were tented-up, brown with a pink tinge ...

11 12 Swift Moth - male

Swift Moth - male

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

A large moth with a wing span of 120mm. Wings were slightly tented up, a deep ...

1 0 Variable Oxycanus -3

Variable Oxycanus -3

by Leuba Ridgway

This is a third moth of the dirempta species. It had wider white patches on the ...

1 0 Hepialid Moth

Hepialid Moth

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A handsome ghost moth with dark tented wings . The wings had a span of about 40 ...

3 2 Variable Oxycanus 1-male

Variable Oxycanus 1-male

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This beautiful terracotta-coloured hepialid had a wing span of 100 mm. It was ...

14 6 Splendid Ghost Moth - male

Splendid Ghost Moth - male

by Leuba RidgwayUpper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

A striking green moth with diagonal thin white markings on its wings. The ...

1 0 Stem boring moth

Stem boring moth

by Argy BeeVictoria, Australia

A hanging cluster of wood detritus signals the presence of a stem borer moth ...

3 12 Ghost Moth

Ghost Moth

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

2cm and brown as in image 2

0 0 Ghost Moth

Ghost Moth

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

This sleepy little moth had decided its bit of Casuarina needle was its safety ...

0 0 Hepialid

Hepialid

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

About 16mm long.

0 1 Oxycanus dirempta

Oxycanus dirempta

by Mark RidgwayMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

About 60mm wingspan this moth has long but finely plumose antennae meaning it ...

14 11 Common Splendid Ghost Moth-female

Common Splendid Ghost Moth-female

by LeubaThe Basin, Victoria, Australia

This beautiful moth had a wing span of about 70 mm. The fore wings were a ...

8 7 Ghost moth

Ghost moth

by ArgybeeUpper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

At branch nodes; a soft, silk and timber tent; approx 50mm length by 30mm ...

6 6 Orbicular Moth?

Orbicular Moth?

by Agustín AmenabarQuellón, Chile

Family: Hepialidae
Andeabatis is a ...

3 0 Elhamma

Elhamma

by Mark RidgwayMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

At about 22mm long Elhamma has tented wings at rest; mostly shades of velvety ...

0 1 Chocolate Ghost Moth

Chocolate Ghost Moth

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

2cm brown moth with tented arrowhead shaped wings. A white diagonal slash ...

0 1 Ghost Moth

Ghost Moth

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

I have been under the assumption that this was Elhamma australasiae but it does ...

2 4 Chocolate Ghost Moth

Chocolate Ghost Moth

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

# light chocolate ghost moth march 14. The last couple of days have seen a rush ...

1 1 Cordyceps

Cordyceps

by Mark Ridgway

The tallest cordyceps I have found at about 200mm.

5 1 Swift Moth

Swift Moth

by CharliePriceTasmania, Australia

Very large , atleast 8cms in length , a very dark grey , almost black , with ...

5 4 Ghost moth (♂)

Ghost moth (♂)

by Mark RidgwayUpper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

A beautiful uniquely Australian moth with a wingspan of about 100mm. Intriguing ...

0 0 Swift Moth - male

Swift Moth - male

by LeubaMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

A pale brown moth of about 20mm long with brown specks on the fore wings. Its ...

3 1 Forest Splendid Ghost Moth - Male

Forest Splendid Ghost Moth - Male

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This beautiful pale blue-green moth had a wing span of about 70 mm although ...

3 6 Splendid Ghost Moth

Splendid Ghost Moth

by argybeeUpwey, Victoria, Australia

Pistachio green with distinct white-cream coloured markings, huge brown eyes on ...

2 0 Hepialid Moth

Hepialid Moth

by LeubaMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

A beautiful brown Hepialid moth, about 20mm long, with tented wings and brown ...

3 12 Swift moth

Swift moth

by ArgybeeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

20mm long; furry moth; mostly dark shades of brown, grey, black; very stout ...

1 1 Elhamma australasiae

Elhamma australasiae

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This specimen shows an extraordinary red colour in hind wings and thorax, an ...

2 4 Swift Moth

Swift Moth

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A pale brown moth about 20 mm long, although it looked much shorter. Thorax and ...

2 1 Splendid ghost moth (♀)

Splendid ghost moth (♀)

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This gorgeous gal flew in from the back yard attracted to our lights. About ...

3 0 Variable Oxycanus- 2

Variable Oxycanus- 2

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This beautiful reddish-pink moth had a wing span of about 60 mm. Each fore wing ...

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