Oxycanus dirempta
Variable Oxycanus at O'Connor, ACT
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| Oxycanus dirempta | GlennCocking | 31 May 2019 | |
| Oxycanus antipoda | donhe | 26 May 2019 | |
| Oxycanus dirempta | ibaird | 26 May 2019 |
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User's notes
Attracted to front porch light at night. Light rain falling , approx 5 degrees C.
3 comments
27 May 2019
I've suggested O. dirempta based on a close look at the antennae under magnification in Photoshop which seem to match those for the females of O. dirempta as shown in the identicfication guide for Oxycanus spp. given on the supporting CD for Part 7 of Moths of Victoria.
27 May 2019
Not happy with the wing pattern for O. dirempta.
Magnified using IPhoto, I think I see pale pectinations, which O. dirempta does not have.
Magnified using IPhoto, I think I see pale pectinations, which O. dirempta does not have.
27 May 2019
Given the variability I see on line I have been assuming wing pattern is not a reliable guide to Oxycanus spp. Comparing what I see when I magnify the image and compare the antenna with what I see on the Moths of Victoria ''Oxycanus- Identification ' PDF file sheets (pp.1-9) which give antennae of all the Oxycanus spp. they recognise, I ruled out both the male and female O. antipoda as having pectinations too pronounced to match - and also ruled out the male O. dirempta example I thought. This antenna has a reddssh colouration which seems to match and blowing up the O. dirempta example given by MoV to 400X shows the O. dirempta female also has very fine hairs which in my mind seemed to match what i saw. I think we will need a 3rd opinion on this one!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113309-35.259597
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 May 2019 11:28 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Female Gender
Collections
- ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oxycanus dirempta Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Porina kershawi
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