Fraus simulans

Varied Fraus Moth at Freshwater Creek, VIC

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Identification history

	Fraus simulans	4 Dec 2024	ibaird
	Fraus simulans	2 Dec 2024	WendyEM

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donhe wrote:

4 Dec 2024

F. simulans seems more patchy than spotty.
Oxycanus antipoda ?

ibaird wrote:

4 Dec 2024

I think this is Fraus (genus) not Oxycanus (genus). Antennae seem wrong for O. antipoda. Seem to me to within the varaition in F. simulans seen elsewhere,

ibaird wrote:

4 Dec 2024

I think this is Fraus (genus) not Oxycanus (genus). Antennae seem wrong for O. antipoda. Seems to me to within the varaition in F. simulans seen elsewhere,

WendyEM wrote:

5 Dec 2024

Oxycanus are much bigger (see the scale in book of Moths of Vic Pt6 for the different genus) This is a smaller Hep (Fraus) sitting on flywire. Some F. simulens are almost plain (see MoV Pt 6 CD pages)

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At least 1 Abundance
10 Apr 2020 09:38 PM Recorded on
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) WendyEM Barwon South West NatureMapr

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12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

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Fraus simulans Scientific name
Varied Fraus Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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Fraus simulans

Varied Fraus Moth at Freshwater Creek, VIC

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