Dioxycanus oreas

Dioxycanus oreas
Female specimen
Male specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Dioxycanus
Species: D. oreas
Binomial name
Dioxycanus oreas
(Hudson, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Porina oreas Hudson, 1920
  • Porina ascendens Meyrick, 1921
  • Porina descendens Hudson, 1923
  • Porina gourlayi Philpott, 1931

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.

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