Variable Oxycanus at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Oxycanus dirempta | 31 May 2019 | GlennCocking | ||
| Oxycanus dirempta | 26 May 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Oxycanus sp. (genus) | 13 May 2019 | MatthewFrawley |
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User's notes
Second photo shows relative size in seven-year-olds hand.
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
27 May 2019
The first photo has the antennae reasonably sharply in focus suggesting to me, based on MoV's antennae guide (Part 7), that this is likely a male O. dirempta.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.075819-35.384389
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 May 2019 08:27 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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Collections
MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oxycanus dirempta Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Oxycanus dirempta Scientific name
- Variable Oxycanus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 968.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Porina kershawi
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
- Description
- Additional attributes