HEPIALIDAE of Australia
Ghost Moths, Swift Moths
 HEPIALOIDEA

HEPIALIDAE

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

(updated 19 September 2011)

HEPIALIDAE

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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 : Underground Grassgrub
    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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