LASIOCAMPIDAE of Australia
Eggar, Lappet and Snout Moths.
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Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 1 February 2008)

The Caterpillars of LASIOCAMPIDAE are medium to large in size. Some are smooth, and some are hairy. Most have a pair of dorsal glands on abdominal segments six and seven. Many have flaps of skin overhanging their prolegs, hence the name "Lappet Moths" (a 'lappet' is a decorative flap of material on clothing). Many adults have elongated labial palpi, which makes them look like they have long noses, hence their name "Snout Moths".

The 76 named Australian species of LASIOCAMPIDAE are:

  • Anastrolos apasta
  • Anastrolos holopolia
  • Anastrolos porphyrica
  • Anastrolos zoristis

  • Cyclophragma centralistrigata
  • Cyclophragma cyclomela

  • Entometa apicalis
  • Entometa chlorosacca
  • Entometa decorata
  • Entometa erubescens
  • Entometa guerinii
    Entometa fervens : Gum Snout Moth
  • Entometa guttularis

  • Eremaea coralliphora
  • Eremaea zonospila

    Genduara acedesta

  • Genduara albicans
  • Genduara contermina
  • Genduara dianipha
  • Genduara fola
  • Genduara macqueeni
  • Genduara macroptila
  • Genduara pinnalis
    Genduara punctigera : Crexa Moth
  • Genduara rhoda
  • Genduara subnotata

  • Neurochyta agrapta
  • Neurochyta edna

  • Opsirhina albigutta
  • Opsirhina alphaea
    Opsirhina lechriodes : Long-Nosed Moth

  • Pararguda albida
    Pararguda australasiae : Wattle Snout Moth
  • Pararguda crenulata
  • Pararguda crocota
  • Pararguda dasysmalla
  • Pararguda diamphidia
  • Pararguda nana
  • Pararguda nasuta
  • Pararguda nigriventris
  • Pararguda rufescens
  • Pararguda spodopa
  • Pararguda tephropsis

    Pernattia brevipennis
     Pernattia chlorophragma
    Pernattia pusilla : She-Oak Moth

    Pinara cana
    Pinara divisa

  • Pinara metaphaea
    Pinara obliqua
  • Pinara rufescans
  • Pinara sesiodes

  • Porela albifinis
  • Porela amathodes
  • Porela ceraunias
    Porela cinerea
  • Porela delineata
  • Porela euthyerges
    Porela galactodes
  • Porela homospila
  • Porela notabilis
  • Porela notodontina
  • Porela obtusa
  • Porela rhabditis
  • Porela subfasciata
    Porela vetusta
  • Porela vitulina

  • Symphyta colpodes
  • Symphyta oxygramma
  • Symphyta nephelodes
  • Symphyta nyctopus
  • Symphyta psaropis

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