| Ghost Moths, Swift Moths HEPIALOIDEA | 
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| Ghost Moths, Swift Moths HEPIALOIDEA |
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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 158 named species in HEPIALIDAE, representing 9 of these genera, namely :
Abantiades aphenges : Bubbly Ghost Moth
Abantiades argentangulum
Abantiades argentata
Abantiades argyrosticha
Abantiades atripalpis : Bardi Grub, Rain Moth, Waikerie
Abantiades aurilegulus : Western Ghost Moth
Abantiades barcas : Northern Ghost Moth
Abantiades barnardi : Barnard's Ghost Moth
Abantiades centralia
Abantiades cephalocorvus
Abantiades fulvomarginatus
Abantiades furva
Abantiades hutchinsoni : Hutchinson's Ghost Moth
Abantiades hyalinatus : Mustard Ghost Moth
Abantiades hydrographus : Western Rain Moth
Abantiades kayi
Abantiades karnka
Abantiades kristenseni : Kristensen's Ghost Moth
Abantiades labyrinthicus : Labyrinthine Ghost Moth
Abantiades latipennis : Brown Ghost Moth
Abantiades leucochiton : White Ghost Moth
Abantiades lineacurva
Abantiades macropusinsulariae
Abantiades magnificus : Magnificent Ghost Moth
Abantiades marcidus : Red Gum Ghost Moth
Abantiades moesta
Abantiades neglecta
Abantiades obscura
Abantiades ocellatus
Abantiades pallida
Abantiades paradoxa
Abantiades penneshawensis : Penneshaw Ghost Moth
Abantiades pica : Mallee Ghost Moth
Abantiades rubrus : Kangaroo Island Ghost Moth
Abantiades sericatus
Abantiades tembyi
Abantiades zonatriticum
Aenetus astathes : Unstable Ghost Moth
Aenetus blackburnii : Blackburn's Ghost Moth
Aenetus djernaesae : Marie's Ghost Moth
Aenetus dulcis : Sweet Ghost Moth
Aenetus edwardsi : Ted's Ghost Moth
Aenetus eximia : Forest Splendid Ghost Moth
Aenetus lewinii : Lewin's Splendid Ghost Moth
Aenetus ligniveren : Smaller Green Wood Moth
Aenetus maiasinus
Aenetus mirabilis
Aenetus montanus : Alpine Splendid Ghost Moth
Aenetus moorei : Tasmanian Splendid Ghost Moth
Aenetus ombraloma
Aenetus ramsayi
Aenetus scotti
Aenetus scripta
Aenetus simonseni
Aenetus splendens
Aenetus thermistis
Aenetus trigonogrammus
Fraus basidispina
Fraus crocea : Pink Fraus
Fraus extremapodus : Long-legged Primitive Ghost Moth
Fraus fusca : Mountain Fraus
Fraus griseomaculata : Grey Fraus
Fraus latistria : Button-Grass Fraus
Fraus linogyna : Ochre Fraus
Fraus marginispina : Spined Fraus
Fraus nanus : Slender Fraus
Fraus polyspila : Chequered Fraus
Fraus pteromela : Heath Fraus
Fraus simulans : Varied Fraus
Fraus tedi : Ted's Fraus
Jeana delicatula : Delicate Jeana
Jeana robiginosa : Orange Jeana
Oncopera alboguttata
Oncopera alpina : Alpine Corby
Oncopera brachyphylla
Oncopera brunneata : Common Corby
Oncopera fasciculatus : Underground Grassgrub
Oncopera intricata: Tasmanian Corby
Oncopera intricoides : Intricoid Corby
Oncopera mitocera
Oncopera parva
Oncopera rufobrunnea : Brown Corby
Oxycanus aedesima
Oxycanus antipoda : Late Oxycanus
Oxycanus armatus
Oxycanus aurifex
Oxycanus australis : Southern Oxycanus
Oxycanus ballux
Oxycanus barnardi
Oxycanus beltista
Oxycanus buluwandji
Oxycanus carus
Oxycanus determinata
Oxycanus dirempta : Variable Oxycanus
Oxycanus ephemerous
Oxycanus flavoplumosus
Oxycanus gelidus
Oxycanus glauerti
Oxycanus goldfinchi
Oxycanus goodingi : Gooding's Oxycanus
Oxycanus hamatus
Oxycanus herdus
Oxycanus hildae Hilda's Oxycanus
Oxycanus janeus : Mountain Oxycanus
Oxycanus loesus : Yellow Oxycanus
Oxycanus lyelli : Lyell's Oxycanus
Oxycanus naias
Oxycanus niphadias : Western Oxycanus
Oxycanus nuptialis : Mountain Oxycanus
Oxycanus occidentalis
Oxycanus oreades : Brachypterous Oxycanus
Oxycanus perditus : Chocolate Oxycanus
Oxycanus petalous
Oxycanus promiscuus
Oxycanus rosaceus Rosaceus Oxycanus
Oxycanus rufescens : Dry-country Oxycanus
Oxycanus silvanus : Pale Oxycanus
Oxycanus sirpus : Heath Oxycanus
Oxycanus sphragidias : Tasmanian Oxycanus
Oxycanus stellans : Spotted Oxycanus
Oxycanus subvaria : Small Oxycanus
Oxycanus waterhousei
Zelotypia stacyi : Bent-wing Ghost Moth
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(updated 28 October 2019, 13 August 2024)
Abantiades albofasciatus
Elhamma australasiae