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Oxycanus dirempta
This beautiful terracotta-coloured hepialid had a wing span of 100 mm. It was resting with the wings tented-up as in Pic 3. Fore wings showed small patterns of brilliant white against ochre-terracotta and broad diagonal bands of pale brown. Each fore wing had a streak of white runnign from the wing base to the trailing margin. Thorax and legs were covered with brown setae. Antennae were short and toothed. Eyes were dark. Under side of wings were a rosy-brown (Pic 5)
Spotted under bright lights near a national park. Distribution: http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Oxycanus+d... ( NSW, Victoria )
This family of moths have long narrow wings and long bodies.
In Australia there are 120 named species of hepialids in 10 genera.
Family: Hepialidae
2 Comments
That's a beauty
wonderful detail! Thanks for your comment on the heron. I;'ve got no idea how to reply to comments! It was taken in Bushy Park, london at dawn