Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)
Sighting 4514455

Oxycanus (genus)

Unidentified Oxycanus moths at Googong, NSW

Oxycanus (genus) at Googong, NSW - 11 May 2023 01:10 PM
Oxycanus (genus) at Googong, NSW - 11 May 2023 01:10 PM
Oxycanus (genus) at Googong, NSW - 11 May 2023 01:10 PM
Oxycanus (genus) at Googong, NSW - 11 May 2023 01:10 PM
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Oxycanus (genus) 6 Oct 2023 donhe
Oxycanus (genus) 6 Oct 2023 ibaird
Hepialidae (family) 5 Oct 2023 BeerNchips

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3 comments

donhe wrote:
   6 Oct 2023
Fraus polyspila? Oxycanus stellans?
ibaird wrote:
   6 Oct 2023
Recorded in May, so right time of year for Oxycanus (genus)
I don''t think its O. stellans because the male antennae don't match the visual key in Moths of Victoria (Part 6). These antennae show rami much longer on one side of the midriff compared to the other. In the key O. stellans antennae are shorter, even length and yellow. Could be O. antipoda or O. janeus but the key does not cover all Oxycanus possibilities.
BeerNchips wrote:
   6 Oct 2023
I suggest O. antipoda as being most likely.

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