Dioxycanus fusca
| Dioxycanus fusca | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Dioxycanus |
| Species: | D. fusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioxycanus fusca (Philpott, 1914) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dioxycanus fusca is a species of moths of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
The wingspan is 26–33 mm for males and about 38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to February.[2]
Larvae have been found amongst short Poa tussocks, living in shafts in the soil.
References
- ↑ Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera)
- ↑ Fauna of New Zealand 30: Hepialidae