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Identification history

Abantiades atripalpis	5 Apr 2024	donhe
Hepialidae (family)	5 Apr 2024	DianneClarke
Unidentified	5 Apr 2024	JP95

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DianneClarke wrote:

5 Apr 2024

Did you collect the eggs to see it you could raise them?

RogerF wrote:

5 Apr 2024

Whats more, did you count the eggs? Up to 20,000 in some species. The larvae of most species tunnel into the ground and emerge at night to feed on leaves so quite a challenge to rear them.

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Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
5 Apr 2024 08:52 AM Recorded on
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Unidentified sightings Insects Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera)

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5mm to 12mm Animal size
Unknown Gender
Eggs Breeding behaviour

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