Unidentified Oxycanus moths at Narrabundah, ACT
Identification history
| Oxycanus (genus) | 20 May 2022 | GlennCocking | ||
| Oxycanus (genus) | 12 May 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 12 May 2022 | NDM13 |
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User's notes
Poor girl was injured and laying eggs. Safely relocated to a nearby tree. Second one to fly into my courtyard this fortnight.
2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
12 May 2022
Probably Oxycanus dirempta (Variable Oxycanus) although lack of precise detail visible of the antennae means ID not 100% sure.
NDM13
wrote:
12 May 2022
Thank you! Will try and get better images next time (these are screenshots of a video). Little pile of eggs is still here and have turned black. Wasn’t sure what to do with them in the pouring rain last night. Any recommendations? Thank you!
Location information
- Places Narrabundah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 May 2022 01:37 AM Recorded on
- NDM13 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) NDM13
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Female Gender
- Egg laying Breeding behaviour
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
- Machine learning
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
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