Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)

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Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)

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Discussion

ibaird wrote:

11 Jun 2025

Con, can you correct this yourself, directly?

Elhamma australasiae

kasiaaus wrote:

11 Jun 2025

Thanks for the explanation Ian.

Oxycanus australis

ibaird wrote:

11 Jun 2025

In the Moths of Victoria Visual Key for Oxycanus (Part 6) the images of the female antennae for O. australis and O. dirempta are shown right alongside each other. In both species the rami are very short, However I think this is O. australis because the segements are shorter, more triangualr in shape and the rami themselves are longer, like sawteeth. In O. dirempta the segments are longer, tubular with only very short rami.
Also. yoor image is so sharp it also shows long, extremely fine hairs which I have not seen mentioned anywhere.

Oxycanus australis

ibaird wrote:

11 Jun 2025

Clearly two different individual moths. Can they be posted separatelly?

Oxycanus (genus)

ibaird wrote:

11 Jun 2025

Female,

Oxycanus antipoda