List of moths of Australia (Notodontidae)
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This is a list of the Australian species of the Family
Notodontidae
. 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...
Notodontidae
Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,500 known species. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World...
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.
Notodontinae
- Allata indistincta (Rothschild, 1917)
- Antimima corystes Turner, 1931
- Antimima cryptica Turner, 1917
- Antithemerastis acrobela (Turner, 1922)
- Archigargetta amydra (Turner, 1903)
- Cascera bella Bethune-Baker, 1904
- Cascera muscosa Walker, 1865
- Cerura australis Scott, 1864
- Cerura multipunctata Bethune-Baker, 1904
- Commonia hesychima (Turner, 1922)
- Destolmia lineataDestolmia lineataDestolmia lineata is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Australia.The larvae feed on Eucalyptus caesia....
Walker, 1855 - Ecnomodes sagittaria (T.P. Lucas, 1900)
- Gallaba basinipha Turner, 1931
- Gallaba duplicata Walker, 1865
- Gallaba dysthyma Turner, 1931
- Gallaba eugraphes Turner, 1922
- Gallaba ochropeplaGallaba ochropeplaGallaba ochropepla is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is known from Australia, including Tasmania, New South Wales and Victoria.The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults have fawn or grey forewings with a faint pattern of darker lines and speckles. The male also has a pale patch on each forewing...
Turner, 1903 - Gallaba subviridis Turner, 1941
- Gargettiana punctatissima (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
- Hobartina amblyiodes (Turner, 1931)
- Hobartina eusciera (Turner, 1931)
- Hylaeora capucina R. Felder, 1874
- Hylaeora caustopisHylaeora caustopisHylaeora caustopis is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is known from the southern half of mainland Australia.The wingspan is about 90 mm for males and 100 mm for females. Adults have dark brown forewings, each with a white stripe extending from the base. The hindwings are pale brown with dark...
Tepper, 1890 - Hylaeora dilucida R. Felder, 1874
- Hylaeora eucalyptiHylaeora eucalyptiHylaeora eucalypti is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in the southern half of Australia, including the Australian states of South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species.-External links:...
Doubleday, 1849 - Lasioceros aroa Bethune-Baker, 1904
- Neola semiaurataNeola semiaurataNeola semiaurata is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Australia.The wingspan is about 60 mm.The larvae feed on Acacia species, including Acacia prominens....
Walker, 1855 - Neostauropus viridissimus (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
- Netria viridescens Walker, 1855
- Omichlis hadromeres Turner, 1922
- Omichlis hampsoni Bethune-Baker, 1904
- Ortholomia moluccana C. Felder, 1861
- Paradestolmia nigrolinea (T.P. Lucas, 1895)
- Phalera amboinae C. Felder, 1861
- Pheraspis mesotypa Turner, 1903
- Pheraspis polioxutha Turner, 1903
- Pheraspis rectilinea Turner, 1941
- Pheraspis spodea Turner, 1903
- Pheraspis symmetra Turner, 1917
- Pheressaces cycnoptera (Lower, 1894)
- Polychoa glauca (Turner, 1936)
- Polychoa styphlopis Turner, 1906
- Porsica acarodes (Turner, 1903)
- Psalidostetha banksiaePsalidostetha banksiaeThe Banksia Moth is a moth of the Notodontidae family. Note that the common name is also applied to Arotrophora arcuatalis. It is found over the whole of Australia.The wingspan is about 60 mm....
(Lewin, 1805) - Scythrophanes stenoptera Turner, 1926
- Sorama bicolorSorama bicolorSorama bicolor is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Australia.The wingspan is about 60 mm for females and about 40 mm for males.The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species....
Walker, 1855 - Syntypistis chloropasta Turner, 1907
- Syntypistis opaca Turner, 1922
- Syntypistis viridigriseus (Rothschild, 1917)
- Teleclita dryinopa (Dodd, 1902)
- Timoraca meeki (Rothschild, 1917)
Thaumetopoeinae
- Aglaosoma periblepta (Turner, 1922)
- Aglaosoma variegataAglaosoma variegataAglaosoma variegata is a species of moth of the Thaumetopoeidae family. It is known from New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.Adults have forewings with a striking pattern of cream and dark brown. The hindwings are cream with brown spots along the margin.The larvae feed on various plants,...
(Walker, 1855) - Axiocleta perisema Turner, 1911
- Cynosarga ornata Walker, 1865
- Epicoma anisozyga Turner, 1922
- Epicoma argentata (Walker, 1865)
- Epicoma argentosa (T.P. Lucas, 1890)
- Epicoma asbolina Turner, 1902
- Epicoma barnardi (T.P. Lucas, 1890)
- Epicoma barytima Turner, 1917
- Epicoma chrysosema Turner, 1922
- Epicoma contristisEpicoma contristisEpicoma contristis is a moth of the Thaumetopoeidae family. It is known from Australia, including Tasmania, New South Wales and Victoria....
Hübner, 1823 - Epicoma derbyana Strand, 1929
- Epicoma dispar Turner, 1922
- Epicoma melanospilaEpicoma melanospilaThe Black Spot Moth is a moth of the Thaumetopoeidae family. It is found in Australia.The larvae feed on Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Leptospermum and Kunzea species....
(Wallengren, 1860) - Epicoma melanostictaEpicoma melanostictaEpicoma melanosticta is a moth of the Thaumetopoeidae family. It is found in Australia, including Tasmania.The wingspan is about 30 mm.The larvae feed on Calothamnus validus, Calothamnus homalophyllus and Leptospermum species....
(Donovan, 1805) - Epicoma phoenura Turner, 1922
- Epicoma pontificalis Rosenstock, 1885
- Epicoma protrahens (T.P. Lucas, 1890)
- Epicoma signata (Walker, 1855)
- Epicoma tristisEpicoma tristisEpicoma tristis is a moth of the Thaumetopoeidae family. It is found in Australia.The larvae feed on Eucalyptus, Leptospermum and Kunzea species....
(Donovan, 1805) - Epicoma zelotes Turner, 1902
- Mesodrepta harpotoma Turner, 1924
- Ochrogaster luniferOchrogaster luniferThe Bag-shelter moth , also known as the Processionary Caterpillar, is a member of the family Thaumetopoeidae. Both the larvae and adult have hairs that cause irritation of the skin. The adults have brown wings that grow to be about 5.5cm wide...
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 - Tanystola isabella (White, 1841)
- Tanystola ochrogutta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
- Trichiocercus mesomelas (Walker, 1855)
- Trichiocercus sparshalliTrichiocercus sparshalliThe Long-tailed Bombyx is a moth of the Thaumetopoeidae family. It is found in Australia.The wingspan is about 40 mm....
(Curtis, 1830)