Oxycanus determinata (Walker, 1856) (formerly known as Elhamma determinata) HEPIALIDAE,   HEPIALOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Daniel Heald, Mandurah, Western Australia,)

The adult moths of this species have brown forewings with a variable pattern of white markings, and brown hindwings and abdomen. The male has a wingspan of about 6 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Daniel Heald, Mandurah, Western Australia,)

The species has been found in :

Western Australia.

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(Photo: courtesy of Daniel Heald, Mandurah, Western Australia,)

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Further reading :

Francis Walker,
Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 7 (1856), p. 1563, No. 4.

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(writen 2 September 2020)