3 Variable Oxycanus at Denman Prospect, ACT
Identification history
| Oxycanus dirempta | 6 May 2018 | ibaird | ||
| Oxycanus dirempta | 5 May 2018 | ibaird | ||
| Oxycanus sp. (genus) | 5 May 2018 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 5 May 2018 | AaronClausen |
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4 comments
ibaird
wrote:
5 May 2018
Identification to species relies on antennae shape, colour and size and a look at the genitalia which is out of the question here. Wing pattern is not very reliable and varies a lot. I think O.silvanus (yelow), O. rufescens (shape) and O. antipoda (yellow) can be probably ruled out on antennae features (based on the MoV guidelines). But i think O. dirempta and O. australis remain possibilities. However, according to John Neilson (pers. comm) O. australis has not been recorded in the ACT and records on the ALA and MoV bears this out. However O. australis has been recorded in coastal localities east of here at this latitude.
GlennCocking
wrote:
6 May 2018
The geographic info that Ian gives, plus the short rami on the antennae that are shown well in the photo make O. dirempta a safe identification.
AaronClausen
wrote:
6 May 2018
Thanks for your help Glenn. It was a very good looking moth and quite large.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.022919-35.305858
- Altitude 620.7m
- Places Denman Prospect, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 May 2018 10:46 AM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Oxycanus dirempta Scientific name
- Variable Oxycanus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 968.4m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Synonyms
Porina kershawi
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