Oxycanus antipoda (Herrich-Schäffer) is a animal in the Hepialidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Oxycanus antipoda (Herrich-Schäffer)

Oxycanus antipoda (Herrich-Schäffer)

Oxycanus antipoda is a Hepialidae moth found in Tasmania and Victoria whose larvae feed on grasses.

Family
Genus
Oxycanus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Oxycanus antipoda (Herrich-Schäffer)

Oxycanus antipoda, described by Herrich-Schäffer, is a moth species belonging to the family Hepialidae. It occurs naturally in Tasmania and Victoria. The larvae of this moth feed on grasses.

Photo: (c) Ron Greer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ron Greer · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hepialidae Oxycanus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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