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Oxycanus nuptialis

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Oxycanus nuptialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Oxycanus
Species:
O. nuptialis
Binomial name
Oxycanus nuptialis

Oxycanus nuptialis is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in New South Wales.[2]

Description

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Moths of this species have grey-brown wings with vague, irregular spotting on the forewings. The thorax is lined with fine orange hairs. The wingspan of O. nuptialis is approximately 6 cm.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391.
  2. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  3. ^ "Oxycanus nuptialis". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. Retrieved 2023-05-01.