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Swift Moth

Abantiades hyalinatus

Photo by CharliePrice
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Field Notes

Description:

Large Moth , the size of a lady's palm , orange/rusty brown with white and darker brown bandings , underneath a vivid purple

Habitat:

Flew onto the back screen , live in close proximity to a very highly tree reserve.

Species ID Suggestions

Swift Moth

Abanthiades cf. hyalinatus

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bayucca
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Ghost Moth

Abantiades hyalinatus

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (9)
lori.tas
They are lovely. The purple underwing is very distinctive.
bayucca
Oh, yes, sorry. I had it the whole day on my screen in my office and in the evening it was obviously already too late and I had to reopen all the links on my iPad at home...
CharliePrice
Ok , thanks , corrected now :) .......it is the largest moth i have ever seen , i sure hope he or some others come for a visit !
Jacob Gorneau
You are very welcome, wish I was there to see it. :-) Just for clarification—the correct genus spelling is Abantiades. I think bayucca may have added an extra "h."
CharliePrice
Thankyou SO much Bayucca and Jacob ...appreciate your help with the ID :)
bayucca
Hepialidae, Abanthiades sp. and looks like being Abanthiades hyalinatus. Please, verify! Wonderful spotting! http://www.bencruachan.org/blog/moths13/h040.jpg http://bencruachan.org/blog/?p=11521 https://e3f5d899-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/insectsoftasmanialepidoptera/moths/superfamily-hepialoidea/hepialidae-ghost-swift-moths/2250397088_a97f1ef26a_o.jpg?attachauth=ANoY7cr-Kjq_d6YUxzajegOlg-KDv2C8nbPI_es-SJPBnDCicmzk0EKxsUAI37SXFt3_BtsQmzZpykG0_KFDUACTjiTbLs-o6KytZ6r4w5X0uwT3PyoJb8romuzztYgDU16Iew24Pw_7DnFHYW_-bRNpnkq5h42BITarlLDpL3-7Gw-muMDaWSDiKdMHSXVAImph-OAEEHa_wPjWINXzwUr9wQ3pqRC4TN2A1tYdmTpuJBv8L8H48L53noMvrhgXRYqZtgjkncRh_z0CshTCoUcndSU_JXn0tPnv6Y9mwDKSAIg9zIt87vqepmViY9b_DwM05zqSztF383i2xF2OLiODDkvggamm0g%3D%3D&attredirects=0 https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoftasmanialepidoptera/moths/superfamily-hepialoidea/hepialidae-ghost-swift-moths/genus-abantiades

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PublishedAugust 25, 2014

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