Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)
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DianneClarke
wrote:
28 Jan 2025
Will give it a shot. The eggs were all black this morning.
Elhamma australasiae
donhe
wrote:
28 Jan 2025
Meanwhile I popped a copy of your white-eggs photo into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hepi/australasiae.html .
Hope you like it there?
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hepi/australasiae.html .
Hope you like it there?
Elhamma australasiae
donhe
wrote:
28 Jan 2025
How about a small tussock ? They would probably prefer a native grass.
Elhamma australasiae
donhe
wrote:
28 Jan 2025
I believe that the first instars burrow into the ground (of a lawn) and eat grass roots. Mine never got beyond looking for dirt to burrow into. I should have followed it up : given them a bit of lawn, and tried to dig out later instars. Be really good if you could do that and get photos of later instars.
Elhamma australasiae
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