ACONTIINAE of Australia NOCTUIDAE,    NOCTUOIDEA

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

ACONTIINAE caterpillars

ACONTIINAE pupae

ACONTIINAE moths

ACONTIINAE undersides

ACONTIINAE forewings

The 100 named Australian species in ACONTIINAE are:

Alypophanes iridocosma

Amyna apicalis
Amyna apicipuncta
Amyna auriculata
Amyna axis
Amyna natalis : Ilima Moth
Amyna octo : Eight Spot
Amyna onthodes
Amyna punctum

Autoba abrupta
Autoba crassiuscula
Autoba dispar
Autoba latericolor
Autoba loxotoma
Autoba pectorora
Autoba quadrapex
Autoba rubra
Autoba silicula
Autoba sphragidota
Autoba undilinea
Autoba versicolor

Carmara subcervina : Heart-spots

Cerynea trogobasis

Chaograptis crystallodes
Chaograptis euchrysa
Chaograptis rhaptina

Clytoscopa iorrhoda
Clytoscopa serena

Coccidiphaga scitula

Cophanta funestalis

Decticryptis deleta

Diastema tigris

Ecnomia hesychima

Enispa daphoena
Enispa niviceps
Enispa parva
Enispa phaeopa
Enispa prolectus
Enispa rhodopleura
Enispa violacea

Epopsima fasciolata

Eublemma amphidasys

Eugatha thermochroa

Eulocastra fasciata
Eulocastra phaeozona
Eulocastra thermozona
Eulocastra tripartita

Eustrotia papuensis

Habrophyes xuthosoma

Haplopseustis erythrias

Heterorta plutonis
Heterorta univittata

Holocryptis phasianura : Gowned Moth

Hypobleta cymaea

Hyposada addescens
Hyposada aspersa
Hyposada hydrocampata
Hyposada postvittata

Lacistophanes hackeri

Maliattha amorpha : Brown-bar Moth
Maliattha ferrugina
Maliattha ritsemae
Maliattha signifera

Mataeomera acrosticha
Mataeomera anaemacta : Pale Scale-moth
Mataeomera brevipalpis
Mataeomera coccophaga : Brown Scale-moth
Mataeomera dubia : Variable Scale-moth
Mataeomera ligata : Black-tipped Scale-moth
Mataeomera mesotaenia : Large Scale-moth
Mataeomera porphyris
Mataeomera punctilinea

Metasada polycesta : White-bar Moth

Micraeschus rufipallens

Micrapatetis icela
Micrapatetis leucozona
Micrapatetis orthozona

Microedma extorris

Narangodes nigridiscata : Heart-spots

Nechesia albotentata

Ozarba chrysaspis : Bright Zarb
Ozarba punctigera : Black-spotted Zarb

Parerastria castaneata

Xenopseustis poecilastis

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(updated 1 November 2014, 17 December 2023)

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