Oxycanus aedisima

A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepialidae at Bloomsbury, QLD

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Identification history

Oxycanus aedisima	10 Jul 2025	WendyEM
Oxycanus aedisima	10 Jul 2025	ibaird
Oxycanus (genus)	22 Jun 2025	donhe
Oxycanus (genus)	22 Jun 2025	ibaird
Unverified	22 Jun 2025	PJH123

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Oxycanus sp ?

4 comments

donhe wrote:

22 Jun 2025

Elhamma australasiae ?

ibaird wrote:

22 Jun 2025

There are two records of Oxycanus aedisima inland from Mackay on the ALA, which looks similar to this moth.
Also one record of a plain brown E. australasiae only from near Mackay too at Eungella NP.

PJH123 wrote:

23 Jun 2025

Ian, I think you may be correct. I have sent request to Ethan Beaver who may be able to confirm.

ibaird wrote:

23 Jun 2025

Yes, it was Ethan Beaver associated with E australasiaae sighting if I remember correctly.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.543206 -20.797722
Places Bloomsbury, QLD

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
19 Oct 2008 08:48 PM Recorded on
PJH123 Recorded by
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PJH123 NatureMapr Mackay Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size

Species information

Oxycanus aedisima Scientific name
A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepialidae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
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Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
Description
Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania