Unidentified Oxycanus moths at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Oxycanus (genus) | 1 May 2022 | donhe | ||
| Oxycanus (genus) | 30 Apr 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 30 Apr 2022 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
Attracted to Gecko light. I thought I only had one ghost moth, then I found these two in the folds of the sheet over the light. Smaller than the other one.
2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
30 Apr 2022
I think the first image is a male O. dirempta, third and fourth images probably show male and female Oxycanus moths.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
30 Apr 2022
I thought male and female was a good possibility as they left a lot of 'dust' on the sheet suggesting some activity going on.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029562-35.238141
- Altitude 577.6m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 28 Apr 2022 01:53 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Collections
AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oxycanus (genus) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes