Oxycanus antipoda

2 Late Oxycanus at Bonython, ACT

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Identification history

Oxycanus antipoda	3 Jun 2023	donhe
Oxycanus (genus)	3 Jun 2023	donhe
Oxycanus antipoda	27 May 2023	ibaird
Unverified	25 May 2023	MichaelBedingfield

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Barney's Hill

5 comments

donhe wrote:

26 May 2023

Interesting pattern. @ibaird is this a common for this species.?

MichaelBedingfield 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 peçtinations 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.

donhe wrote:

3 Jun 2023

The wing pattern is very unusual. To me it looks most like the western species O. occidentalis and O. perdita. I wonder if it could be a blow-in or a hybrid.

ibaird wrote:

3 Jun 2023

I went mainly on the antennae. I think species specimens within O. antipoda seem quite variable so I would be hard put to pick a characteristic pattern.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.078272 -35.441483
Maps Pine Island to Point Hut Barneys Hill/Mt Stranger
Places Bonython, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
25 May 2023 08:12 PM Recorded on
MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

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25mm to 50mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Oxycanus antipoda Scientific name
Late Oxycanus Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 785.64m Recorded at altitude
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