Oxycanus silvanus

Pale Oxycanus at Michelago, NSW

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Identification history

Oxycanus silvanus	5 Apr 2020	ibaird
Oxycanus silvanus	5 Apr 2020	donhe
Oxycanus antipoda	4 Apr 2020	ibaird
Unverified	4 Apr 2020	Illilanga

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3 comments

ibaird wrote:

5 Apr 2020

The antennae in the last image seem to me to match those for the male O. antipoda shown on the supporting PDF file 'Óxycanus Identification' to Mov Part 6.

GlennCocking wrote:

5 Apr 2020

It's very hard to compare the length of antennal branches, and I don't disagree with Ian's assessment. But even taking into account the wing pattern variability in both species, this looks like a typical O. silvanus.

donhe wrote:

6 Apr 2020

I agree the pattern of wing spots is more like O. silvanus.

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Location information

Sighting information

1 Abundance
10 Jun 2019 01:31 PM Recorded on
Illilanga Recorded by
Collections
Illilanga Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Oxycanus silvanus Scientific name
Pale Oxycanus Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 812.49m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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