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Records of the South Australian Museum 3 (1927): 103–134. ISSN 0376-2750; Tindale, Norman Barnett. "A new butterfly of the Ogyris." South Australian Naturalist (1952). ISSN 0038-2965; Tindale, Norman Barnett. "New Rhopalocera and a list of species from the Grampian Mountains, Western Victoria." Records of the South Australian Museum (1953).
Australian moths represent between 20,000 and 30,000 different types of moths. [1] In comparison, there are only 400 species of Australian butterflies . The moths (mostly nocturnal ) and butterflies (mostly diurnal ) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera .
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... Over 140 species of butterfly that are found in the south-eastern Australian state of Victoria. This list includes ...
Doratifera vulnerans, commonly known as the mottled cup moth, Australian cup moth or Chinese Junk (referring to its caterpillar), is a species of cup moth of the family Limacodidae. [1] The species was first described by John Lewin in 1805 and is the type species of the genus Doratifera . [ 2 ]
The Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) is an online catalogue of taxonomic and biological information on all animal species known to occur within Australia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a database produced by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of the Government of Australia.
Ochrogaster lunifer, the bag-shelter moth or processionary caterpillar, is a member of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. Both the larval and adult forms have hairs that cause irritation of the skin ( urticaria ).
Megalopyge opercularis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae.It has numerous common names, including southern flannel moth for its adult form, and puss caterpillar, asp, Italian asp, fire caterpillar, woolly slug, opossum bug, [3] puss moth, tree asp, or asp caterpillar.
The Wattle Cup Caterpillar (Calcarifera ordinata) is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is widespread in northern Australia , south to Geraldton, Alice Springs and Brisbane. The wingspan is about 30 mm.