Dioxycanus oreas
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Dioxycanus oreas (Hudson, 1920)
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Dioxycanus oreas is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
The wingspan is 32–40 mm for males and 42–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to January.[2]
The larvae live in a blind silken tube encrusted with plant and soil debris, constructed amongst tussock bases.
References
- ^ 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 )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282.
- ^ Fauna of New Zealand 30: Hepialidae
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