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Oxycanus is a genus of moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

s of the family Hepialidae

Hepialidae

The Hepialidae is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths.-Taxonomy and systematics:...

. There are 71 described species found in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

and New Guinea

New Guinea

New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...

Species

O. aedisima - Australia
O. aegrus - New Guinea
O. albostrigata - Australia
O. altenai - New Guinea
O. antipoda
Oxycanus antipoda
Oxycanus antipoda is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is found in Tasmania and Victoria. The larvae feed on grasses....

- Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
Larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...

feeds on grass
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...

es
O. armatus - Australia
O. atrox - Australia
O. aurifex - Australia
O. australis - Australia
O. ballux - Australia
O. barnardi - Australia
O. beltista - Australia
O. buluwandji - Australia
O. byrsa - Australia
O. carus - Australia
O. determinate - Australia
O. diakonoffi - New Guinea
O. dirempta
Oxycanus dirempta
Oxycanus dirempta is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is found in New South Wales and Victoria.The wingspan is about 60 mm.-External links:*...

- Australia
O. discipennis - New Guinea
O. dives - New Guinea
O. eos - Australia
O. fuliginosa - Australia
O. gelidus - Australia
O. glauerti - Australia
O. goldfinchi - Australia
O. goodingi - Australia
O. hamatus - Australia
O. hebe - New Guinea
O. hecabe - New Guinea
O. herbuloti - New Guinea
O. herdus - Australia
O. hildae - Australia
O. incanus - Australia
O. janeus - Australia
O. kochi - Australia
O. loesus - Australia
O. lyelli - Australia
O. maculosus - Australia
O. mayri - New Guinea
O. meeki - New Guinea
O. naias - Australia
O. nigra - New Guinea
O. nigripuncta - New Guinea
O. niphadias - Australia
O. novaguineensis - New Guinea
O. nuptialis - Australia
O. oxidentalis - Australia
O. perditus - Australia
O. perplexus - New Guinea
O. postflavida - New Guinea
O. postxois - New Guinea
O. promiscuus - Australia
O. rileyi - Australia
O. rosaceus - Australia
O. rufescens - Australia
O. salmonacea - Australia
O. serratus - New Guinea
O. sirpus - Australia
O. snelleni - New Guinea
O. spadix - Australia
O. sphragidias - Australia
O. stellans - Australia
O. subochracea - New Guinea
O. subvaria - Australia
O. sylvanus - Australia
O. tamsi - New Guinea
O. thasus - New Guinea
O. toxopeusi - New Guinea
O. tyres - New Guinea
O. xois - New Guinea
O. waterhousei - Australia

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