Oxycanus antipoda

Late Oxycanus at Googong, NSW

Oxycanus antipoda at Googong, NSW - 27 Apr 2022
Oxycanus antipoda at Googong, NSW - 27 Apr 2022
Oxycanus antipoda at Googong, NSW - 27 Apr 2022
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Oxycanus antipoda 2 May 2022 donhe
Oxycanus antipoda 2 May 2022 ibaird
Oxycanus sp. 2 May 2022 WHall

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Large number of male moths attracted to an outside light. Only present for one night. The ventral surface colour was more brownish than indicated by the image.

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ibaird wrote:
   2 May 2022
The long rami in the male antennae match O. antipoda usung the Moths of Victoria (Part 6) visual key.

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