Australian ANTHELIDAE

ANTHELIDAE of Australia
Australian Hairy Bears
BOMBYCOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Ken Fairey & Stella Crossley

ANTHELIDAE

eggs

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caterpillars

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pupae

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moths

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females

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undersides

ANTHELIDAE

forewings

The ANTHELIDAE are only found in Australia and New Guinea. The Caterpillars appear to have large heads with large eyes. They are very hairy, with the hairs arising from rows of raised verrucae along the back. The hairs can often cause skin irritation ( urticaria) in sensitive people.

The 74 named Australian species of ANTHELIDAE are:

Anthela achromata
Anthela acuta : Common Anthelid
Anthela addita : Reddish Anthelid
Anthela adriana
Anthela allocota : Enigmatic Anthelid
Anthela ariprepes : Four Spot Anthelid
Anthela asciscens
Anthela astata
Anthela asterias
Anthela barnardi
Anthela basigera : Western Toothed Anthelid
Anthela callileuca
Anthela callispila
Anthela callixantha
Anthela canescens : Western Anthelid

Anthela cinerascens
Anthela clementi
Anthela cnecias : Montane Anthelid
Anthela connexa : Day-Flying Anthelid
Anthela decolor
Anthela deficiens
Anthela denticulata : Toothed Anthelid
Anthela directa
Anthela euryphrica
Anthela excellens : Grey-Headed Anthelid
Anthela exoleta
Anthela ferruginosa : Rusty Anthelid
Anthela guenei : Four-Spot Anthelid
Anthela habroptila
Anthela heliopa
Anthela hyperythra
Anthela inornata
Anthela limonea

Anthela linearis

Anthela maculosa
Anthela neurospasta
Anthela nicothoe : Urticating Anthelid
Anthela ocellata : Eyespot Anthelid
Anthela ochroptera : Ochre Anthelid
Anthela oressarcha : Alpine Anthelid
Anthela ostra
Anthela phaeodesma
Anthela phoenicias
Anthela postica : Postica Anthelid
Anthela protocentra : Rounded Anthelid
Anthela pudica
Anthela pyrrhobaphes
Anthela reltoni
Anthela repleta : Replete Anthelid
Anthela rubeola : Ruby Anthelid
Anthela rubicunda

Anthela rubriscripta
Anthela stygiana
Anthela subfalcata
Anthela tetraphrica

Anthela trisecta
Anthela unisigna
Anthela varia : Hairy Mary
Anthela virescens
Anthela xantharcha : Orange Tailed Anthelid
Anthela xanthocera

Chelepteryx chalepteryx : White-Stemmed Wattle Moth
Chelepteryx collesi : Batwing or White-Stemmed Gum Moth