List of moths of Australia (Lymantriidae)
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This is a list of the Australian species of the Family
Lymantriidae
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.
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...
Lymantriidae
Lymantriidae
Lymantriidae is a family of moths. Many of its component species are referred to as "Tussock moths" of one sort or another. The caterpillar, or larval, stage of these species often has a distinctive appearance of alternating bristles and haired projections...
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.
- Acyphas amphideta (Turner, 1902)
- Acyphas chionitis (Turner, 1902)
- Acyphas fulviceps (Walker, 1855)
- Acyphas leptotypa (Turner, 1904)
- Acyphas pelodes (Lower, 1893)
- Acyphas semiochreaAcyphas semiochreaAcyphas semiochrea is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found along most of the coast of Australia, including: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia....
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) - Calliteara farenoidesCalliteara farenoidesCalliteara farenoides is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in Queensland.The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 60 mm for females. Females are white with a few brown lines on the forewings, while males have more pronounced lines and orange hindwings.The larvae feed...
(T.P. Lucas, 1892) - Calliteara pura (T.P. Lucas, 1892)
- Dura niveus (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
- Dura ochrias (Turner, 1906)
- Euproctis acatharta (Turner, 1906)
- Euproctis actor Turner, 1920
- Euproctis aganopa Turner, 1921
- Euproctis aliena (Butler, 1886)
- Euproctis arrogans (T.P. Lucas, 1900)
- Euproctis baliolalisEuproctis baliolalisThe Browntail Gum Moth is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in the south-east quarter of Australia....
(Swinhoe, 1892) - Euproctis crocea (Walker, 1865)
- Euproctis edwardsii (Newman, 1856)
- Euproctis emprepes Turner, 1931
- Euproctis epaxia Turner, 1906
- Euproctis epidela Turner, 1906
- Euproctis euthysana (Turner, 1902)
- Euproctis fimbriata (T.P. Lucas, 1891)
- Euproctis galactopis (Turner, 1902)
- Euproctis habrostola Turner, 1902
- Euproctis holoxutha Turner, 1902
- Euproctis hymnolis Turner, 1921
- Euproctis idonea Swinhoe, 1903
- Euproctis leonina (Turner, 1903)
- Euproctis limbalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
- Euproctis lucifuga (T.P. Lucas, 1892)
- Euproctis lutea (Fabricius, 1775)
- Euproctis marginalisEuproctis marginalisEuproctis marginalis is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in Australia, including Tasmania....
(Walker, 1855) - Euproctis melanorrhanta (Turner, 1931)
- Euproctis melanosomaEuproctis melanosomaEuproctis melanosoma is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is known from New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria....
(Butler, 1882) - Euproctis niphobola Turner, 1902
- Euproctis ochroneura Turner, 1931
- Euproctis panabra (Turner, 1902)
- Euproctis paradoxa (Butler, 1886)
- Euproctis pyraustis (Meyrick, 1891)
- Euproctis semifusca (Walker, 1869)
- Euproctis stenomorpha Turner, 1921
- Euproctis subnobilis (Snellen, 1881)
- Euproctis trispila (Turner, 1921)
- Euproctis urbis Strand, 1925
- Euproctis xuthoptera (Turner, 1921)
- Euproctis xuthosterna (Turner, 1924)
- Euzora collucens (T.P. Lucas, 1890)
- Habrophylla euryzona (Lower, 1902)
- Habrophylla pycnadelpha (Lower, 1903)
- Habrophylla retinopepla (Lower, 1905)
- Icta fulviceps Walker, 1855
- Icta tanaopis Turner, 1921
- Iropoca rotundataIropoca rotundataIropoca rotundata is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in Australia, including Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland....
(Walker, 1855) - Laelia furva Turner, 1931
- Laelia obsoleta (Fabricius, 1775)
- Leptocneria binotata Butler, 1886
- Leptocneria reductaLeptocneria reductaThe White Cedar Moth is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in all of Australia, except Tasmania.The wingspan is about 45 mm for females and 35 mm for males.The larvae feed on Melia azedarach....
(Walker, 1855) - Lymantria antennataLymantria antennataLymantria antennata is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including New South Wales and Queensland....
Walker, 1855 - Lymantria lunataLymantria lunataThe Luna Gypsy Moth is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in south-east Asia, from India to the north-east coast of Australia.The wingspan is about 60 mm...
(Stoll, 1782) - Lymantria nephrographaLymantria nephrographaLymantria nephrographa is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in the rainforests of the mid-east coast of Australia, including New South Wales and Queensland....
Turner, 1915 - Lymantria pelospila Turner, 1915
- Olene cookiensis (Strand, 1915)
- Olene dryina (Lower, 1900)
- Olene mendosa Hübner, 1823
- Oligeria hemicalla (Lower, 1905)
- Orgyia australis Walker, 1855
- Orgyia papuana Riotte, 1976
- Psalis pennatula (Fabricius, 1793)
- Teia anartoides Walker, 1855
- Teia athlophora (Turner, 1921)