Dioxycanus fusca
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Dioxycanus fusca (Philpott, 1914)
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Dioxycanus fusca is a species of moth 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
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