Oxycanus nuptialis is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in New South Wales.[2]
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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 | |
Description edit
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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ "Oxycanus nuptialis". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
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