Elhamma australasiae

Elhamma at Freshwater Creek, VIC

Elhamma australasiae at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 25 Feb 2024
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Identification history

Elhamma australasiae 14 Apr 2024 donhe
Elhamma australasiae 14 Apr 2024 ibaird
Oxycanus (genus) 14 Apr 2024 donhe
Elhamma australasiae 13 Apr 2024 WendyEM

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5 comments

donhe wrote:
   14 Apr 2024
Too big ?
WendyEM wrote:
   14 Apr 2024
Female E australasiae has a wingspan of ~7cm
donhe wrote:
   15 Apr 2024
The animal size is listed a 5+ cms, which is usually the length of the body for a moth with closed wings. So the wingspan is probably 10 cms, which is a bit big for E. australasiae.
WendyEM wrote:
   15 Apr 2024
That is my fault. I nominated that size. I have not been clear what dimension 'size' represents. In a beetle, earwig, Blattid etc body length I guessed, but in moths texts, wingspan is the usual dimension given. I was not sure which dimension I should give and it is a compulsory input field for a record. Plus I am poor at remembering/visualising the mm or cm dimensions of these animals. For some I went and counted flyscreen squares to the cm to calculate it and was beginning to think I needed to count the threads per cm for my mothing sheet. I do guess size of moths on the sheet by looking at how magnified the warp and weft of my sheet is in the shots or how big or small compared to known vegetation they are on. Sorry to have caused confusion.
donhe wrote:
   15 Apr 2024
Yes, NatureMapr is ambiguous. A comment would be good to resolve it specifying which it was . I would expect wingspan for a dragonfly or many geometrids but if the photo is of an insect with folded wings I would expect most observers to offer the length. Francis Walker of course always offered both.🙂

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Chiriphe dichotoma (Reticulated Footman) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 30 May 2024 by WendyEM
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Oxycanus antipoda (Late Oxycanus) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 30 May 2024 by WendyEM
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Syneora fractata (Ennominae) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 29 May 2024 by WendyEM
Ceromitia (genus) (A Fairy moth) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 29 May 2024 by WendyEM
Chiriphe dichotoma (Reticulated Footman) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 29 May 2024 by WendyEM
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Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 4 May 2024 by WendyEM
Parosteodes fictiliaria (Dodonaea Moth) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 4 May 2024 by WendyEM
Philobota (genus) (Unidentified Philobota genus moths) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 2 May 2024 by WendyEM
Chiriphe dichotoma (Reticulated Footman) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 2 May 2024 by WendyEM
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Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 28 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Thema (genus) (A Concealer moth) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 26 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 26 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Thema chlorochyta (A Concealer moth) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 26 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Aponotoreas dascia (Dascia Carpet) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 26 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Niditinea fuscella (Brown-dotted Clothes Moth) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 23 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Monopis crocicapitella (Bird Nest Moth) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 23 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
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Hoplostega ochroma (a Eulechria Group moth) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 23 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Aponotoreas dascia (Dascia Carpet) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 23 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Monopis (genus) (A Tineid moth) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 23 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Monopis icterogastra (Wool Moth) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 23 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 23 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Colluricincla harmonica (Grey Shrikethrush) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 22 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Litoria ewingii (Ewing's Tree Frog) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 19 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Ellipsidion sp. (genus) (A diurnal cockroach) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 14 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Ceraon vitta (Treehopper) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 14 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Litoria ewingii (Ewing's Tree Frog) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 13 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Litoria ewingii (Ewing's Tree Frog) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 11 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 6 Apr 2024 by WendyEM
Visiana brujata (Brujata Carpet) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 31 Mar 2024 by WendyEM
Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 19 Mar 2024 by WendyEM
Leucania uda (A Noctuid moth) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 18 Mar 2024 by WendyEM
Hednota pedionoma PS1 (BOLD) (a Crambid moth (Crambinae)) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 18 Mar 2024 by WendyEM
Atalopsis heniocha (A concealer moth) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 18 Mar 2024 by WendyEM
Hednota grammellus (Hednota grammellus) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 18 Mar 2024 by WendyEM
Hednota grammellus (Hednota grammellus) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 16 Mar 2024 by WendyEM
Mimoscopa ochetaula (Mimoscopa ochetaula) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 16 Mar 2024 by WendyEM
Mimoscopa ochetaula (Mimoscopa ochetaula) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 16 Mar 2024 by WendyEM
Dasygaster padockina (Tasmanian Cutworm) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 16 Mar 2024 by WendyEM
Elhamma australasiae (Elhamma) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 16 Mar 2024 by WendyEM
Elhamma australasiae (Elhamma) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 16 Mar 2024 by WendyEM
Leucania uda (A Noctuid moth) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 16 Mar 2024 by WendyEM
Elhamma australasiae (Elhamma) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 16 Mar 2024 by WendyEM

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 25 Feb 2024 11:22 PM Recorded on
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Additional information

  • 50mm or larger Animal size
  • Female Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Elhamma australasiae Scientific name
  • Elhamma Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1117.9m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Porina banghaasii Porina banghaasi

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