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Unidentified at suppressed - 25 May 2023
Unidentified at suppressed - 25 May 2023
Unidentified at suppressed - 25 May 2023
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Oxycanus antipoda 27 May 2023 ibaird
Unidentified 25 May 2023 michaelb

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3 comments

donhe wrote:
   26 May 2023
Interesting pattern. @ibaird is this a common for this species.?
michaelb wrote:
   27 May 2023
None of the other specimens of Oxycanus silvanus have such a pattern.
ibaird wrote:
   27 May 2023
Fair comment, however In many cases the wing pattern cannot be relied on alone to distinguish Oxycanus species. O. sylvanus and O. antipoda are difficult to distinguish. We usually rely on the antennae to distinguish them (using Moths of Victoria's useful visual key as i did in this case) with O. antipoda having slightly longer peƧtinations in the male antennae, particularly towards the base, than O. sylvanus. On second thoughts, looking at Moths in the ACT, I think I may have plumped for the wrong option, so I'll throw it open again for Don's consideration.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 25 May 2023 08:12 PM Recorded on
  • michaelb Recorded by

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