List of moths of Australia (Drepanidae)
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the Australian species of the Family
Drepanidae
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.
The following species belongs to the subfamily Drepaninae, but has not been assigned to a genus yet. Given here is the original name given to the species when it was first described:
Family (biology)
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...
Drepanidae
Drepanidae
The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 1000 species recorded worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a superficial resemblance to Noctuidae...
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.
Drepaninae
- Astatochroa fuscimargo (Warren, 1896)
- Cyclura lechriodes (Turner, 1926)
- Oreta jaspidea (Warren, 1896)
- Tridrepana lunulata (Butler, 1887)
The following species belongs to the subfamily Drepaninae, but has not been assigned to a genus yet. Given here is the original name given to the species when it was first described:
- Oreta miltodes Lower, 1903
Unplaced to Subfamily
- Hypsidia australica (Sick, 1938)
- Hypsidia erythropsalis Rothschild, 1896
- Hypsidia grisea Scoble & E.D. Edwards, 1988
- Hypsidia microspila (Turner, 1942)
- Hypsidia niphosema (Lower, 1908)
- Hypsidia robinsoni Hacobian, 1986