Oxycanus rufescens
Dry-country Oxycanus at Melba, ACT
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| Oxycanus rufescens | donhe | 5 May 2021 | |
| Oxycanus rufescens | ibaird | 4 May 2021 | |
| Oxycanus dirempta | kasiaaus | 4 May 2021 |
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3 comments
4 May 2021
I think the excdellent head shot showing the fine detail of the male antennae support O. rufescens.
5 May 2021
There is an identical photo on on Lepidoptera Butterfly House for the male of the species. Moths of Victoria (supporting disc to part 6) provide a photographic key for Oxycanus spp. largely based on photos of the antennae of both males and females. I think this corresponds with the male O. rufescens.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050422-35.208482
- Altitude 582.7m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 4 May 2021 12:11 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oxycanus rufescens Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Oxycanus rufescens Scientific name
- Dry-country Oxycanus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 693m Recorded at altitude
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