Unidentified Oxycanus moths at Molonglo Valley, ACT
Identification history
| Oxycanus dirempta | 2 Jul 2019 | GlennCocking | ||
| Oxycanus sp. (genus) | 14 Aug 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Oxycanus rufescens | 16 May 2018 | zelotypia | ||
| Oxycanus rosaceus | 15 May 2018 | donhe | ||
| Oxycanus sp. (genus) | 15 May 2018 | RodDeb |
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2 comments
GlennCocking
wrote:
21 May 2018
I find it hard to say whether the antennae are closest to rufescens or dirempta despite the good photo of them. Is it the antennae or the wing/body colours that causes you to prefer rufescens John?
GlennCocking
wrote:
2 Jul 2019
I believe this is one of the less common wing pattern forms of O. dirempta
Location information
- Coordinates 149.067532-35.303895
- Altitude 564.6m
- Maps National Zoo and Aquarium
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 May 2018 11:45 AM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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