Oxycanus lyelli
Lyell's Oxycanus at Fyshwick, ACT
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| Oxycanus lyelli | donhe | 30 Apr 2025 | |
| Oxycanus lyelli | ibaird | 30 Apr 2025 | |
| Oxycanus (genus) | DianneClarke | 29 Apr 2025 | |
| Oxycanus (genus) | SteveBorkowskis | 28 Apr 2025 |
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3 comments
30 Apr 2025
Yes. there are excellent close-up photos of the antennae. (photos, 1,2 and 3) Looking at the visual key for Oxycanus identification (Moths of Victoria. Part 6). I think these brown antennae with short pectinations with yellowish tips appear to fit the male O. lyelli well. However, the ID is somewhat speculative because there are relatively few records online and apparently no records online for NSW or Canberra or the ACT. The appearance of the moth is similar to photos of the moth species online.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/2b8d3f52-c06a-4ebe-a8a4-bf27faec1dae#gallery
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/2b8d3f52-c06a-4ebe-a8a4-bf27faec1dae#gallery
30 Apr 2025
A new species for NatureMapr and NatureMapr's Canberra and Southern Tablelands region. if confirmed.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.184478-35.325967
- Altitude 570.3m
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Apr 2025 09:53 AM Recorded on
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- SteveBorkowskis NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Oxycanus lyelli
Species information
- Oxycanus lyelli Scientific name
- Lyell's Oxycanus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 570.26m Recorded at altitude
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