Oxycanus rufescens

Dry-country Oxycanus at Melba, ACT

Oxycanus rufescens at Melba, ACT - 4 May 2021
Oxycanus rufescens at Melba, ACT - 4 May 2021
Oxycanus rufescens at Melba, ACT - 4 May 2021
Oxycanus rufescens at Melba, ACT - 4 May 2021
Oxycanus rufescens at Melba, ACT - 4 May 2021
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Identification history

Oxycanus rufescens 5 May 2021 donhe
Oxycanus rufescens 4 May 2021 ibaird
Oxycanus dirempta 4 May 2021 kasiaaus

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3 comments

ibaird wrote:
   4 May 2021
I think the excdellent head shot showing the fine detail of the male antennae support O. rufescens.
donhe wrote:
   5 May 2021
The wing flash looks like O. dirempta. How do the heads differ?
ibaird wrote:
   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.

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  • 4 May 2021 12:11 AM Recorded on
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