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
Unidentified	25 May 2023	michaelb

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5 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 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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