List of moths of Australia (Lasiocampidae)
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This is a list of the Australian species of the Family
Lasiocampidae
. It also 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...
Lasiocampidae
Lasiocampidae
The Lasiocampidae family of moths are also known as eggars, snout moths or lappet moths. There are over 2000 species worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied....
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.
Gastropachinae
- Pernattia brevipennis (Walker, 1865)
- Pernattia chlorophragma (Turner, 1924)
- Pernattia pusillaPernattia pusillaThe She-Oak Moth, Pernattia pusilla, is a species of moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is found along the coast of eastern Australia.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
(Donovan, 1805)
Lasiocampinae
- Anastrolos apasta (Turner, 1924)
- Anastrolos holopolia (Turner, 1924)
- Anastrolos porphyrica (Turner, 1941)
- Anastrolos zoristis (Turner, 1924)
- Cyclophragma centralistrigata (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
- Cyclophragma cyclomela (Lower, 1903)
- Entometa apicalisEntometa apicalisEntometa apicalis is a species of moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is found in Australia, including Tasmania....
(Walker, 1855) - Entometa chlorosacca Turner, 1924
- Entometa decorata (Walker, 1865)
- Entometa erubescens (Lower, 1894)
- Entometa fervens (Walker, 1855)
- Entometa guerinii (Le Guillou, 1841)
- Entometa guttularis (Walker, 1855)
- Eremaea coralliphora (Lower, 1900)
- Eremaea zonospila (Lower, 1893)
- Genduara acedesta (Turner, 1911)
- Genduara albicans (Swinhoe, 1892)
- Genduara contermina (Walker, 1865)
- Genduara dianipha (Turner, 1911)
- Genduara fola (Swinhoe, 1902)
- Genduara macqueeni (Turner, 1936)
- Genduara macroptila (Turner, 1911)
- Genduara pinnalis (T.P. Lucas, 1895)
- Genduara punctigeraGenduara punctigeraGenduara punctigera is a species of moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is found in the south-east quarter of Australia.The wingspan is about 50 mm.The larvae feed on Exocarpus cupressiformis....
(Walker, 1855) - Genduara rhoda (Swinhoe, 1902)
- Genduara subnotata (Walker, 1869)
- Neurochyta agrapta (Turner, 1936)
- Neurochyta edna (Swinhoe, 1902)
- Opsirhina albiguttaOpsirhina albiguttaOpsirhina albigutta is a moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is known from Australia, including the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and Victoria....
Walker, 1855 - Opsirhina alphaea (Fabricius, 1775)
- Opsirhina lechriodesOpsirhina lechriodesOpsirhina lechriodes is a species of moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is found in New South Wales and Victoria.The wingspan is about 40 mm.The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species....
(Turner, 1911) - Pararguda albida (Walker, 1865)
- Pararguda australasiae (Fabricius, 1775)
- Pararguda crenulata (T.P. Lucas, 1894)
- Pararguda crocota (Turner, 1911)
- Pararguda dasymalla (Turner, 1924)
- Pararguda diamphidia (Turner, 1936)
- Pararguda ecnoma (Turner, 1924)
- Pararguda nana (Walker, 1855)
- Pararguda nasutaPararguda nasutaThe Wattle Snout Moth, Pararguda nasuta, is a species of moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is found in the south-east quarter of Australia.The wingspan is about 50 mm....
(Lewin, 1805) - Pararguda nigriventris (Walker, 1862)
- Pararguda rufescensPararguda rufescensPararguda rufescens is a moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is known from Australia, including New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia....
(Walker, 1855) - Pararguda spodopa (Turner, 1904)
- Pararguda tephropsis (Turner, 1924)
- Pinara canaPinara canaPinara cana is a species of moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is found in the south-east quarter of Australia.The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 60 mm for females.The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species....
Walker, 1855 - Pinara divisaPinara divisaPinara divisa is a species of moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is found in the south-east quarter of Australia.The wingspan is about 40 mm.The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species....
(Walker, 1855) - Pinara metaphaeaPinara metaphaeaPinara metaphaea is a species of moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is known from south-east Australia, including New South Wales and Victoria....
(Walker, 1862) - Pinara obliqua (Walker, 1855)
- Pinara rufescens Butler, 1886
- Pinara sesioides (Walker, 1866)
- Porela albifinis (Walker, 1855)
- Porela amathodes Turner, 1924
- Porela ceraunias Turner, 1942
- Porela cinerea (Boisduval, 1832)
- Porela delineataPorela delineataPorela delineata is a moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is known from Australia, including New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are grey with an intricate pattern of white and brown on the forewings. Each forewing has a white spot near the middle...
(Walker, 1855) - Porela euthyerges Turner, 1941
- Porela galactodes (Lower, 1893)
- Porela homospila Turner, 1924
- Porela notabilis (Walker, 1855)
- Porela notodontina (R. Felder, 1874)
- Porela obtusa (Walker, 1865)
- Porela rhabditis (Turner, 1932)
- Porela subfasciataPorela subfasciataPorela subfasciata is a species of moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is known from Tasmania and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm for males and about 40 mm for females. Adults are brown with wiggly white bands across each wing. The forewings each have a prominent white spot near the...
(Walker, 1855) - Porela vetustaPorela vetustaPorela vetusta is a moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria.The wingspan is about 25 mm for males and 35 mm for females.The larva feed on Eucalyptus and Leptospermum species....
Walker, 1855 - Porela vitulinaPorela vitulinaPorela vitulina is a moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is known from Australia, including New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 60 mm for females. Adults are white with brown markings. The thorax is white and hairy, with black markings.The larvae have...
(Donovan, 1805) - Symphyta colpodes Turner, 1924
- Symphyta nephelodes (Turner, 1924)
- Symphyta nyctopis Turner, 1902
- Symphyta oxygramma (Lower, 1902)
- Symphyta psaropis Turner, 1902