List of moths of Australia (Anthelidae)
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The family
Anthelidae
comprises the "Australian Woolly Bears" and are only found in Australia and New Guinea, the following list consists of the species found in Australia
. This list acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.
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In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Anthelidae
Anthelidae
Anthelidae is a family of Australian lappet moths in the Lepidoptera order. It was previously included in the Lasiocampoidea superfamily, but a recent study resulted in reincluding the family in the superfamily Bombycoidea.-Diversity:...
comprises the "Australian Woolly Bears" and are only found in Australia and New Guinea, the following list consists of the species found in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. This list acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.
Anthelinae
- Anthela achromata Turner, 1904
- Anthela addita (Walker, 1865)
- Anthela adriana (Swinhoe, 1902)
- Anthela allocota Turner, 1921
- Anthela ariprepes Turner, 1921
- Anthela asciscens (T.P. Lucas, 1891)
- Anthela astata Turner, 1926
- Anthela asterias (Meyrick, 1891)
- Anthela barnardi Turner, 1922
- Anthela basigera (Walker, 1865)
- Anthela callileuca Turner, 1922
- Anthela callispila Lower, 1905
- Anthela callixantha (Lower, 1902)
- Anthela canescens (Walker, 1855)
- Anthela cinerascens (Walker, 1855)
- Anthela clementi (Swinhoe, 1902)
- Anthela cnecias Turner, 1921
- Anthela connexa (Walker, 1855)
- Anthela decolor Turner, 1939
- Anthela deficiens (Walker, 1865)
- Anthela denticulata (Newman, 1856)
- Anthela euryphrica Turner, 1936
- Anthela excellens (Walker, 1855)
- Anthela exoleta (Swinhoe, 1892)
- Anthela ferruginosaAnthela ferruginosaAnthela ferruginosa is a species of moth of the Anthelidae family. It is found in Australia.The wingspan is about 40 mm.The larvae feed on various Australian Poaceae species....
Walker, 1855 - Anthela guenei (Newman, 1856)
- Anthela habroptila Turner, 1921
- Anthela heliopa (Lower, 1902)
- Anthela hyperythra Turner, 1921
- Anthela inornata (Walker, 1855)
- Anthela limonea (Butler, 1874)
- Anthela neurospasta Turner, 1902
- Anthela nicothoeAnthela nicothoeThe Urticating Anthelid is a species of moth of the Anthelidae family. It is found in Australia, including Tasmania.The wingspan is about 70 mm for males and 100 mm for females....
(Boisduval, 1832) - Anthela ocellataAnthela ocellataThe Eyespot Anthelid is a species of moth of the family Anthelidae. It is found in Australia, from Bundaberg to Hobart along the Eastcoast.The wingspan is ca. 60 mm.The larvae feed on various grasses.-External links:*...
(Walker, 1855) - Anthela ochroptera (Lower, 1892)
- Anthela oressarcha Turner, 1921
- Anthela ostra Swinhoe, 1903
- Anthela phaeodesma Turner, 1921
- Anthela phoenicias Turner, 1902
- Anthela postica (Walker, 1855)
- Anthela protocentra (Meyrick, 1891)
- Anthela pudica (Swinhoe, 1902)
- Anthela pyrrhobaphes Turner, 1926
- Anthela reltoni (T.P. Lucas, 1895)
- Anthela repleta (Walker, 1855)
- Anthela rubeola (R. Felder, 1874)
- Anthela rubicunda (Swinhoe, 1902)
- Anthela stygiana (Butler, 1882)
- Anthela subfalcata (Walker, 1855)
- Anthela tetraphrica Turner, 1921
- Anthela unisigna Swinhoe, 1903
- Anthela variaAnthela variaThe Variable Anthelid is a species of moth of the Anthelidae family. It is found in the coastal areas of southern Western Australia, Southern Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria....
(Walker, 1855) - Anthela virescens Turner, 1939
- Anthela xantharcha (Meyrick, 1891)
- Anthela xanthocera Turner, 1922
- Chelepteryx chalepteryx (R. Felder, 1874)
- Chelepteryx collesiChelepteryx collesiThe White Stemmed Gum Moth is a species of moth of the family Anthelidae. It is found in Australasia.The wingspan of the females can range up to 160 mm, males have a wingspan that ranges to ca. 140 mm....
Gray, 1835 - Chenuala heliaspisChenuala heliaspisThe Rose Anthelid is a moth of the family Anthelidae. It is endemic to Australia.The wingspan is approximately 6 cm for males and 7 cm for females....
(Meyrick, 1891) - Nataxa amblopis (Turner, 1944)
- Nataxa flavescensNataxa flavescensThe Yellow-headed Anthelid is a species of moth of the family Anthelidae. It is found in Australasia.The wingspan of the grey-winged female is approximately 40 mm. That of the male is approximately 30 mm.-External links:...
(Walker, 1855) - Omphaliodes obscura (Walker, 1855)
- Pterolocera amplicornis Walker, 1855
- Pterolocera elizabetha (White, 1841)
- Pterolocera ferruginea Strand, 1925
- Pterolocera ferrugineofusca Strand, 1925
- Pterolocera insignis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
- Pterolocera isogama Turner, 1931
- Pterolocera leucoceraPterolocera leucoceraPterolocera leucocera is a species of moth of the Anthelidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.The wingspan is about 50 mm for males. The females are unable to fly....
(Turner, 1921) - Pterolocera rubescens (Walker, 1865)
Munychryiinae
- Gephyroneura cosmia Turner, 1921
- Munychryia periclyta Common & McFarland, 1970
- Munychryia senicula Walker, 1865