Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)


Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)

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ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
From iNaturalist this is a close up photo of O. dirempta male antennae: brown colouw, with pectinations.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25439451
Looking at the Moths of Victoria visual key (Part 6) and a blow up of the antennae of this sighting using Photoshop I believe the antennae are a beter match for O. dirempta.(male) and not O. hamatus,

Oxycanus dirempta
ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
O. hamatus apparently does not occur in Victoria, so it is not included in the Moths of Vicroria visual key based on antennae sahpe, structure and colour.
iNaturalist shows several observations of O. hamatus from NSW. They all show straw coloured antennae:slightly bent with pectinations close up here:-(see second URL address for the precise image)
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1102771-Oxycanus-hamatus/browse_photos
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/92422341/square.jpg

Oxycanus dirempta
ibaird wrote:
30 Apr 2025
A new species for NatureMapr and NatureMapr's Canberra and Southern Tablelands region. if confirmed.

Oxycanus lyelli
ibaird wrote:
30 Apr 2025
Yes. there are excellent close-up photos of the antennae. (photos, 1,2 and 3) Looking at the visual key for Oxycanus identification (Moths of Victoria. Part 6). I think these brown antennae with short pectinations with yellowish tips appear to fit the male O. lyelli well. However, the ID is somewhat speculative because there are relatively few records online and apparently no records online for NSW or Canberra or the ACT. The appearance of the moth is similar to photos of the moth species online.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/2b8d3f52-c06a-4ebe-a8a4-bf27faec1dae#gallery

Oxycanus lyelli
donhe wrote:
29 Apr 2025
Oxycanus lyelli ?

Oxycanus lyelli
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