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1 0 Oxycanus dirempta

Oxycanus dirempta

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A fairly large but plain moth late in the season. Approximately 50mm long. One ...

1 2 Swift moth

Swift moth

by martinlMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

A mottled brown moth on the back screen door

1 0 Swiftmoth

Swiftmoth

by martinlMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

This is one of several medium brown moths with feathered antennae. They bang ...

2 3 Ghost Moth

Ghost Moth

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

3-4cm long

3 1 Swift Moth

Swift Moth

by Mr.SwiftLaunceston, Tasmania, Australia

Shares my name (which makes it pretty special).

2 4 Oxycanus dirempta ♂

Oxycanus dirempta ♂

by Mark RidgwayMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

This moth was about 35mm long; with wings closed it had patterns of orange and ...

0 1 Oxycanus dirempta

Oxycanus dirempta

by Mark RidgwayMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

About 60mm wingspan this moth has long but finely plumose antennae meaning it ...

4 0 Dry-country Oxycanus - male

Dry-country Oxycanus - male

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A dark brown medium sized moth with tented wings and dark tufted thorax. The ...

1 0 Variable Oxycanus -3

Variable Oxycanus -3

by Leuba Ridgway

This is a third moth of the dirempta species. It had wider white patches on the ...

3 2 Variable Oxycanus 1-male

Variable Oxycanus 1-male

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This beautiful terracotta-coloured hepialid had a wing span of 100 mm. It was ...

3 0 Oxycanus Grub

Oxycanus Grub

by Leuba RidgwayMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

This moth was about 35 mm long with tented pale grey-brown wings. Fore wings ...

1 0 Hepialid Moth

Hepialid Moth

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A handsome ghost moth with dark tented wings . The wings had a span of about 40 ...

3 0 Variable Oxycanus- 2

Variable Oxycanus- 2

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This beautiful reddish-pink moth had a wing span of about 60 mm. Each fore wing ...

4 4 Dark Vegetable Caterpillar (Parasitic fungus)

Dark Vegetable Caterpillar (Parasitic fungus)

by Leuba Ridgway

Poking out of the ground to about 90 mm were a number of these black ...

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