Oxycanus australis

Southern Oxycanus at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Oxycanus australis	26 May 2025	donhe
Oxycanus australis	25 May 2025	ibaird
Oxycanus (genus)	25 May 2025	kasiaaus

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4 comments

ibaird wrote:

25 May 2025

ID based on the last photo, excellent sharp image of the female antennae.

kasiaaus wrote:

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.

ibaird wrote:

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.

kasiaaus wrote:

11 Jun 2025

Thanks for the explanation Ian.

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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
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kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size

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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

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Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

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