Dioxycanus oreas explained

Dioxycanus oreas is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] It was first described by George Vernon Hudson in 1920.[3] The species was discovered by Averil Lysaght.

The wingspan is 32–40 mm for males and 42–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to January.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dioxycanus oreas (Hudson, 1920). www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 2017-09-27.
  2. 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). Journal of Natural History . 34 . 6 . 823–878 . 10.1080/002229300299282 . 86004391 .
  3. Hudson. George Vernon. 1920. Descriptions of two new species of Hepialidae from New Zealand.. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. en. 56. 277. 0013-8908. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. Dugdale. J. S.. 1994. Hepialidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Fauna of New Zealand. 30. 55. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.

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