Oxycanus australis
Southern Oxycanus at Melba, ACT
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| Oxycanus australis | donhe | 26 May 2025 | |
| Oxycanus australis | ibaird | 25 May 2025 | |
| Oxycanus (genus) | kasiaaus | 25 May 2025 |
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4 comments
26 May 2025
Thank Ian but I'm a bit confused by the image of antennae in the field guide for a female Oxycanus dirempta. They look the same to me.
11 Jun 2025
In the Moths of Victoria Visual Key for Oxycanus (Part 6) the images of the female antennae for O. australis and O. dirempta are shown right alongside each other. In both species the rami are very short, However I think this is O. australis because the segements are shorter, more triangualr in shape and the rami themselves are longer, like sawteeth. In O. dirempta the segments are longer, tubular with only very short rami.
Also. yoor image is so sharp it also shows long, extremely fine hairs which I have not seen mentioned anywhere.
Also. yoor image is so sharp it also shows long, extremely fine hairs which I have not seen mentioned anywhere.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050281-35.208582
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 22 May 2025 11:09 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Oxycanus australis Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Oxycanus australis Scientific name
- Southern Oxycanus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 809.35m Recorded at altitude
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