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Dry-country Oxycanus - male
Oxycanus rufescens
-37.8929, 145.312
Field Notes
Description:
A dark brown medium sized moth with tented wings and dark tufted thorax. The fore wings had a few white specks that were quite distinctive. Pic 2 is fuzzy because the moth didn't settle but it clearly shows the pinkish red hind wing bases and abdomen.
Habitat:
Spotted under bright lights near a national park.
Notes:
This species of ghost moth is seen in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. <br> The larvae of most ghost moths live underground where they tunnel into the soil and feed on plant roots. <br> Family: Hepialidae
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Oxycanus rufescens
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 16, 2018
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