HEPIALIDAE of Australia
Ghost Moths, Swift Moths
HEPIALOIDEA
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 11 September 2008)
Many of the adult female moths of this family lay very large numbers of eggs,
some more than 10,000,
and they are laid while flying.
The moths have long narrow wings, and long bodies.
Worldwide: there are about 500 species in HEPIALIDAE,
divided into about 80 genera.
In Australia, there are 120 named HEPIALIDAE representing 10
of these genera, namely :
Abantiades albofasciatus
Abantiades aphenges
Abantiades aurilegulus
Abantiades barcas
Abantiades fulvomarginatus
Abantiades hyalinatus
Abantiades hydrographus
Abantiades labyrinthicus
Abantiades latipennis
Abantiades leucochiton
Abantiades magnificus
Abantiades marcidus
Abantiades ocellatus
Abantiades sericatus
Aenetus astathes
Aenetus blackburnii
Aenetus dulcis
Aenetus eximia
Aenetus lewinii
Aenetus ligniveren
Aenetus mirabilis
Aenetus montanus
Aenetus ombraloma
Aenetus ramsayi
Aenetus scotti
Aenetus scripta
Aenetus splendens
Aenetus tegulatus
Aenetus tephroptilus
Bordaia furva
Bordaia karnka
Bordaia moesta
Bordaia paradoxa
Bordaia pica
Elhamma australasiae
Fraus basicornis
Fraus basidispina
Fraus bilineata
Fraus biloba
Fraus crocea
Fraus distispina
Fraus furcata
Fraus fusca
Fraus griseomaculata
Fraus latistria Broad-striped Ghost Moth
Fraus linogyna
Fraus marginispina
Fraus mediaspina
Fraus megacornis
Fraus minima
Fraus nanus
Fraus orientalis
Fraus pelagia
Fraus pilosa
Fraus polyspila
Fraus pteromela
Fraus quadrangula
Fraus serrata
Fraus simulans
Fraus tedi
Jeana delicatula
Jeana robiginosa
Oncopera alboguttata
Oncopera alpina
Oncopera brachyphylla
Oncopera brunneata
Oncopera epargyra
Oncopera fasciculatus
Oncopera intricata
Oncopera intricoides
Oncopera mitocera
Oncopera parva
Oncopera rufobrunnea
Oncopera tindalei
Oxycanus aedesima
Oxycanus antipoda
Oxycanus armatus
Oxycanus aurifex
Oxycanus australis
Oxycanus ballux
Oxycanus barnardi
Oxycanus beltista
Oxycanus buluwandji
Oxycanus byrsa
Oxycanus carus
Oxycanus determinata
Oxycanus dirempta
Oxycanus gelidus
Oxycanus glauerti
Oxycanus goldfinchi
Oxycanus hamatus
Oxycanus herdus
Oxycanus hildae
Oxycanus janeus
Oxycanus kochi
Oxycanus loesus
Oxycanus lyelli
Oxycanus maculosus
Oxycanus naias
Oxycanus nuptialis
Oxycanus occidentalis
Oxycanus perditus
Oxycanus poeticus
Oxycanus promiscuus
Oxycanus rosaceus
Oxycanus rufescens
Oxycanus silvanus
Oxycanus sirpus
Oxycanus spadix
Oxycanus sphragidias
Oxycanus stellans
Oxycanus subvaria
Oxycanus waterhousei
Trictena argyrosticha
Trictena atripalpis : Bardi Grub, Rain Moth, Waikerie
Zelotypia stacyi
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