''Oxycanus'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s of the family

Hepialidae The Hepialidae are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths. Taxonomy and systematics The Hepialidae constitute by far the most diverse group of the infraorder Exopo ...

. There are 71 described species found in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

and

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

Species

*'' Oxycanus aedisima'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus aegrus'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus albostrigata'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus altenai'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus antipoda'' –

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Larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The ...

feeds on

grass Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ...

es *'' Oxycanus armatus – Australia *'' Oxycanus atrox'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus aurifex'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus australis'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus ballux'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus barnardi'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus beltista'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus buluwandji'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus byrsa'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus carus'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus determinata'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus diakonoffi'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus dirempta'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus discipennis'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus dives'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus eos'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus fuliginosa'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus gelidus'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus glauerti'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus goldfinchi'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus goodingi'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus hamatus'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus hebe'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus hecabe'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus herbuloti'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus herdus'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus hildae'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus incanus'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus janeus'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus kochi'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus loesus'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus lyelli'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus maculosus'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus mayri'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus meeki'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus naias'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus nigra'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus nigripuncta'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus niphadias'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus novaeguineensis'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus nuptialis'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus occidentalis'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus oreades'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus oressigenes'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus perditus'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus perplexus'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus poeticus'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus postflavida'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus postxois'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus promiscuus'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus rileyi'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus rosaceus'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus rufescens'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus salmonacea'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus serratus'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus sirpus'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus snelleni'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus spadix'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus sphragidias'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus stellans'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus subochracea'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus subvaria'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus sylvanus'' – Australia *'' Oxycanus tamsi'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus thasus'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus toxopeusi'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus tyres'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus xois'' – New Guinea *'' Oxycanus waterhousei'' – Australia

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Hepialidae genera
Hepialidae Exoporia genera Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Hepialidae-stub