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Oxycanus (genus)

Unidentified Oxycanus moths at Gundaroo, NSW

Oxycanus (genus) at Gundaroo, NSW - 9 Jun 2019
Oxycanus (genus) at Gundaroo, NSW - 9 Jun 2019
Oxycanus (genus) at Gundaroo, NSW - 9 Jun 2019
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Identification history

Oxycanus sp. (genus) 2 Jul 2019 GlennCocking
Oxycanus sp. (genus) 13 Jun 2019 Gunyijan
Unidentified 9 Jun 2019 Gunyijan

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Attracted to the light at night 200 or so on the fly wire. On evening of 8 June a Tawny Frogmouth was hunting/ eating the moths off the windows.

2 comments

ibaird wrote:
   14 Jun 2019
The rami seem to be long but strongly asymmetrical in length and slightly thicker at the base suggesting O. antipoda but I can't be sure given the antennae images are not very sharp. Moth looks like it has suffered from arrested development when emerging. Overall I think Oxycanus sp. might be the safer ID.
GlennCocking wrote:
   2 Jul 2019
I think it is most likely to be O. silvanus, some specimens have quite subdued wing patterns.

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  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 9 Jun 2019 07:20 AM Recorded on
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