Oxycanus aedesima (Turner, 1929) (formerly known as Porina aedesima) HEPIALIDAE,   HEPIALOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Peter Hendry, Bloomsbury, Queensland)

The adult moths have brown forewings each with several sinuous arcs of dark spots some of which have white centres. The hindwings are pinkish brown. The wingspan is about 6 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Rosemary Braithwaite, Mirani, Queensland)

The species has been found in :

Queensland.

(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
New Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 53 (1929), p. 507.

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(written 18 October 2014, 3 August 2025)