Unidentified Oxycanus moths at Googong, NSW
Identification history
| Oxycanus (genus) | 6 Oct 2023 | donhe | ||
| Oxycanus (genus) | 6 Oct 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Hepialidae (family) | 5 Oct 2023 | BeerNchips |
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3 comments
ibaird
wrote:
6 Oct 2023
Recorded in May, so right time of year for Oxycanus (genus)
I don''t think its O. stellans because the male antennae don't match the visual key in Moths of Victoria (Part 6). These antennae show rami much longer on one side of the midriff compared to the other. In the key O. stellans antennae are shorter, even length and yellow. Could be O. antipoda or O. janeus but the key does not cover all Oxycanus possibilities.
I don''t think its O. stellans because the male antennae don't match the visual key in Moths of Victoria (Part 6). These antennae show rami much longer on one side of the midriff compared to the other. In the key O. stellans antennae are shorter, even length and yellow. Could be O. antipoda or O. janeus but the key does not cover all Oxycanus possibilities.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.193633-35.454234
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 11 May 2023 01:10 PM Recorded on
- BeerNchips Recorded by
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Insects Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera)
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Oxycanus (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Oxycanus moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1362m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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