Oxycanus rufescens
Dry-country Oxycanus at Ainslie, ACT
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| Oxycanus rufescens | ibaird | 18 May 2021 | |
| Oxycanus rufescens | jb2602 | 18 May 2021 |
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3 comments
18 May 2021
Looking at the sawtooth pattern of the antennae under magnification in Photoshop I think they are consistent with P. rufescens (cf the Moths of Victoria key, Part 6).
18 May 2021
Thanks for your effort Ian, I'll endeavour to get better antennae shots next time.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152093-35.259137
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 May 2021 09:51 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- jb2602 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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Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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