| Western Oxycanus (formerly known as Porina niphadias) HEPIALIDAE, HEPIALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
male
(Photo: courtesy of Axel Kallies,
Moths of Victoria: Part 6)
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| Western Oxycanus (formerly known as Porina niphadias) HEPIALIDAE, HEPIALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
male
(Photo: courtesy of Axel Kallies,
Moths of Victoria: Part 6)
The adult moths of this species are brown with pale spots. The moths have a wingspan of about 6 cms.
The species is found in Australia in
Further reading :
Axel Kallies,
Moths of Victoria - Part 6,
Ghost Moths - HEPIALIDAE and Allies,
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2015, pp. 32-33.
Edward Meyrick,
Revision of Australian Lepidoptera IV,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Series 2, Volume 4, Part 4 (1890), pp. 1122-1123, No. 7.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 20 December 2016)