BOMBYCOIDEA
| and Ken Fairey & Stella Crossley (updated 24 June 2011) |
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| and Ken Fairey & Stella Crossley (updated 24 June 2011) |
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The ANTHELIDAE are only found in Australia and New Guinea. The Caterpillars appear to have large heads with large eyes. They are very hairy, and 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
Anthela allocota
Anthela ariprepes
Anthela asciscens
Anthela astata
Anthela asterias
Anthela basigera
Anthela callispila
Anthela callixantha
Anthela canescens
Anthela connexa
Anthela deficiens
Anthela denticulata
Anthela euryphrica
Anthela excellens
Anthela ferruginosa
Anthela guenei
Anthela limonea
Anthela neurospasta
Anthela nicothoe : Urticating Anthelid
Anthela ocellata : Eyespot Anthelid
Anthela oressarcha
Anthela phaeodesma
Anthela phoenicias
Anthela postica
Anthela protocentra
Anthela pyrrhobaphes
Anthela repleta
Anthela rubeola
Anthela varia
Anthela xantharcha
Chelepteryx chalepteryx
: the White-Stemmed Acacia Moth
Chelepteryx collesi
: the White-Stemmed Gum Moth
Chenuala heliaspis : Rose Anthelid
Munychryia senicula
Nataxa flavescens
Pterolocera leucocera
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Omphaliodes obscura
Pterolocera amplicornis