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Oxycanus

Oxycanus is a genus of moths in the family Hepialidae. There are 71 described species found in Australia and New Guinea.

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Oxycanus
Oxycanus antipoda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Oxycanus
Walker, 1855
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Synonyms
  • Porina Walker, 1856 (preocc.)
  • Gorina Quail, 1899
  • Goryna Quail, 1899
  • Paraoxycanus Viette, 1950

Oxycanus is a genus of moths in the family Hepialidae. There are 71 described species found in Australia and New Guinea.

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