Oxycanus (genus)
1 Unidentified Oxycanus moths at Bundanoon, NSW
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| Oxycanus (genus) | donhe | 7 Jun 2025 | |
| Oxycanus (genus) | ibaird | 6 Jun 2025 | |
| Oxycanus sirpus | WendyEM | 6 Jun 2025 | |
| Elhamma australasiae | Aussiegall | 21 Apr 2023 |
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I found it on the footpath so picked it up and popped it on a tree so no one would tread on it, I think it was on its last legs
6 comments
6 Jun 2025
@WendyEM : how does one distinguish E. sirpus without using DNA or dissecting the genitalia ?
6 Jun 2025
My doubt this is O. sirpus was looking at the MoV visual key (Part 6) which shows O. sirpus antennae in the male are yellow/straw coloured with short rami. Looking at the antennae here in Photoshop they have a different apparently longer rami which seem to be orange coloured. Although the forewing markings suggest O. sirpus we know they the forewing markings are highly variable in Oxycanus (genus). iNaturalist also indicates O. sirpus occurs mainly in southern Victoria. This sighting is from the Southern Highlands NE from Canberra.
6 Jun 2025
ditto many of this group incl. O. australis and O. dirempta. I was looking at examples on BOLD, iNat (Research grade) and Moths of Victoria and trying for the best match I could find for the colour, markings and antennae. Location may be too far north for this sp. I had thought it was close enough.
7 Jun 2025
time to now ID the remaining ~ 20 unverified Oxycanus moths on the system as Oxycanus sp.
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7 Jun 2025
I am sorry it has taken so long. Sadly Oxycanus are hard to tell apart and identify to species level using only wing pattern. It is a handsome moth.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.299167-34.656667
- Altitude 699.0m
- Places Bundanoon, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Apr 2023 12:33 PM Recorded on
- Aussiegall Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Aussiegall NatureMapr Southern Highlands Oxycanus (genus) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Oxycanus (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Oxycanus moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1362m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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- Verified by an expert moderator
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