Oxycanus (genus)
1 Unidentified Oxycanus moths at Kambah, ACT
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| Oxycanus (genus) | donhe | 20 Apr 2022 | |
| Oxycanus (genus) | ibaird | 19 Apr 2022 | |
| Unverified | HelenCross | 19 Apr 2022 |
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Attracted to house lights during rainy night
4 comments
19 Apr 2022
I think they are the same species, all males judging by the long filaments on the antennae. Moths of Victoria part (Part 6) provides visual key to Oxycanus based on antennae shape and colour for males and females. Only O. sylvanus and O. janeus malws have antennae where the lengths of the antennae filaments are markedly different either side of the midrib as we see here. In the key O. silvanus appears yellowish wherease O. janeous look more reddish, but i'm not sure how relaible that is.
19 Apr 2022
Your second photoe clealrly shows reddish antennae with markedly long antennae filaments one side so I'm having difficulty in ruling outPO. janeus, although I'd like to hear a secomd opinion on this!
Location information
- Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- HelenCross Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Male Gender
Collections
- HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oxycanus (genus) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Oxycanus (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Oxycanus moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1362m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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6 / 7
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