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Hepialid Moth
Oxycanus antipoda
-37.8918, 145.309
Field Notes
Description:
A handsome ghost moth with dark tented wings . The wings had a span of about 40 mm and showed pale curvy patterns.
Antennae were feathery and the thorax had dense brown setae.
Habitat:
Spotted near a national park - mixed native trees. <br> Occurrence record : <br>
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:3…
Endemic to South Eastern Australia
Notes:
Thanks to my friend and officer of the local Country Fire Authority (CFA) who photographed this moth for me to post on PN. <br> My thanks also to Cathy Powers for the ID. This was previously incorrectly identified as Oncopera moth. <br>Family: Hepialidae
Reference Links:
Oxycanus antipoda - Wikipedia
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 8, 2017
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