Biology:Oxycanus nuptialis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Oxycanus nuptialis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Oxycanus |
| Species: | O. nuptialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxycanus nuptialis Tindale, 1935[1]
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Oxycanus nuptialis is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in New South Wales.[2]
Description
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
- ↑ "Oxycanus nuptialis". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hepi/nuptialis.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q7115840 entry
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