Biology:Dioxycanus fusca
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Dioxycanus |
| Species: | D. fusca
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| Dioxycanus fusca (Philpott, 1914)
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Dioxycanus fusca is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1914 as Porina fusca using specimens collected by C. Fenwick and M. O. Pasco.[2] In 1966 L. J. Dumbleton reviewed New Zealand Hepialinae and placed this species within the genus Dioxycanus, giving it the new combination Dioxycanus fuscus.[3]
The wingspan is 26–33 mm for males and about 38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to February.[4] This species can be found in the South Island in western Southland and Otago up to approximately 900 meters.[3] D. fusca can be distinguished from D. oreas by its dark antennae.[4]
Larvae have been found amongst short Poa tussocks, living in shafts in the soil.[4]
References
- ↑ 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 )". Journal of Natural History 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. http://johngrehan.net/files/1013/8578/1218/Nielsen_et_al_2000_Hepialidae.pdf.
- ↑ Philpott, Alfred (1914). "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera" (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 46: 118–126. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3297021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dumbleton, L. J. (1966). "Genitalia, classification and zoogeography of the New Zealand Hepialidae (Lepidoptera)". New Zealand Journal of Science 9 (4): 920–981. http://www.bugz.org.nz/WebForms/ResultDetails.aspx?CurrentDoc=6E52B308-8D40-4A75-8620-0A9BF2E0EC12&CurrentPage=62&searchType=0&StartChar=.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dugdale, J. S. (1994). "Hepialidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Fauna of New Zealand 30: 54. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/49029/FNZ30Dugdale1994150.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q5279657 entry
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