Oxycanus silvanus
Pale Oxycanus at Kambah, ACT
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| Oxycanus silvanus | WendyEM | 30 Jul 2026 | |
| Oxycanus silvanus | ibaird | 1 Jun 2026 | |
| Unverified | HelenCross | 29 May 2026 |
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3 comments
1 Jun 2026
Male., pale straw coloured, broad antennae with the fine filaments shorter on one side of the midrib than the the other. The sharp view of the antennae in the third photo is a good match to the partial Visual Key of Oxycanus genus (Victorian species) antennae (male and female) which has been provided on a disk which accompanies 'Moths of Victoria', (Part 6, Hepialidae).
30 Jul 2026
A bit tricky with several moths in the sighting. The 4th picture/moth appears to have short rami as female O. silvanus has but they are not yellow enough for the sp..
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029664-35.388100
- Altitude 615.6m
- Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 28 May 2026 09:33 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- HelenCross NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Oxycanus silvanus Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Oxycanus silvanus Scientific name
- Pale Oxycanus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 812.49m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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