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Species of moth

Abantiades atripalpis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Abantiades
Species: A. atripalpis
Binomial name
Abantiades atripalpis
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Pielus atripalpis Walker, 1856
  • Trictena argentata
  • Trictena atripalpis
two brown and white moths on a man's hand, approximately as long as the palm is wide
On a man's hand

Abantiades atripalpis, also known as bardee (bardy, bardi) grub, rain moth or waikerie, and previously known as Trictena atripalpis, is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in the whole southern half of Australia.

Habitat

The rain moth is found right across southern Australia in woodland areas alongside creeks and gullies, especially near eucalyptus trees.

Larvae

The caterpillar is used by fishermen as bait.

The larvae live in tunnels, feeding on Casuarina pauper and Eucalyptus species, especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis. They are herbivores.

Moth

The wingspan is up to 120 millimetres (4.7 in) for males and 170 millimetres (6.7 in) for females. They can be the same size as a small insectivorous bat, and owls often prey on them. The body reaches a length of 120 mm.

The adult females produce a great number (up to 40,000) of eggs, which are scattered while flying. Their flight months are in Autumn (April to June).

References

  1. Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella. "Abantiades atripalpis". Australian Butterflies and their Caterpillars. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ NRM Education (Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board). Natural Resources, Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges: Creature features2013 – 2019. Government of South Australia. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
  3. ^ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (26 May 2008). "Trictena atripalpis". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  4. "Sanctuary Lakes Resort - the Rain Moth". Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. Jennings, J.T., Austin, A.D., Davies, K., Harvey, M., Hirst, D. & Taylor, G. 2009, Terrestrial Invertebrates. In: Jennings, J.T. (Ed.) Natural History of the Riverland and Murraylands. (Royal Society of South Australia Inc.), pp. 306-333.
Taxon identifiers
Trictena atripalpis
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