OENOSANDRIDAE of Australia
NOCTUOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 15 June 2008)

This family is often placed in NOTODONTIDAE, but following Nielsen et al. in "Checklist of Australian Lepidoptera", and James S. Miller in American Museum of Natural History Bulletin #204, we here present it as a separate family.

The 8 named Australian species of OENOSANDRIDAE are:

  • Diceratucha xenopis

  • Discophlebia blosyrodes
    Discophlebia catocalina
  • Discophlebia celaena
  • Discophlebia lipauges
    Discophlebia lucasii

  • Nycteropa subovalis

    Oenosandra boisduvalii

    Link to
    Frequently Asked Questions about Caterpillars

    Australian
    Australian Butterflies
    butterflies
    Australian
    home
    caterpillars
    Australian
    Australian Moths
    moths