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List of moths of Australia

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represent between 20,000 and 30,000 different types of moths. In comparison, there are only 400 species of
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to Australia, the link redirects to a description of the family itself.
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This page provides a link to detailed lists of these moths by
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The list covers the continent of Australia and 1370: 1287: 351: 992:The following Australian species are known: 412:and includes islands close to the mainland. 1283: 1281: 358: 344: 571:Only three Australian species are known: 1278: 1103: 863: 728: 596: 435: 1271: 1162:Only two Australian species are known: 915:Only few Australian species are known: 1371: 1328: 1288:Zborowski, Paul; Edwards, Ted (2007). 1194:Only one Australian species is known: 1081:Only one Australian species is known: 897:Only one Australian species is known: 742:Only one Australian species is known: 687:Only one Australian species is known: 533:Only one Australian species is known: 515:Only one Australian species is known: 472:Only one Australian species is known: 454:Only one Australian species is known: 1298: 1201:Nielsen, McQuillan & Common, 1992 404:species which have been recorded in 13: 1323: 982:, are based on misidentifications. 828:(mostly considered a subfamily of 813:(mostly considered a subfamily of 670:(mostly considered a subfamily of 508:(mostly treated as a subfamily of 265:Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 14: 1410: 1356: 1294:. CSIRO Publishing. p. 224. 1250:List of butterflies of Australia 36: 1264:List of butterflies of Victoria 1259:List of butterflies of Tasmania 1: 1306:"Australian Faunal Directory" 1010:and the species in the genus 7: 1394:Lists of biota of Australia 1379:Lists of moths of Australia 1291:A Guide To Australian Moths 1243: 457:Agathiphaga queenslandensis 426: 263:Environment Protection and 10: 1415: 995:Austromartyria porphyrodes 381:) and butterflies (mostly 1389:Lists of moths by country 745:Eucryptogona trichobathra 1384:Lepidoptera of Australia 1365:CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences 1110:Symmetrischema tangolias 1363:Australian Moths Online 1329:Common, I.F.B. (1990). 978:, formerly included in 559:(sometimes included in 540:Davis and Edwards, 2003 442:Didymoctenia exsuperata 385:) together make up the 1113: 873: 870:Macrobathra chrysotoxa 738: 606: 445: 375:Australian butterflies 1107: 1084:Palaeoses scholastica 900:Agdistopis halieutica 867: 732: 603:Thallarcha albicollis 600: 518:Argyresthia notoleuca 439: 30:Wildlife of Australia 16:Australian biota list 1272:Notes and references 1174:Metaprotus magnifica 735:Pholodes sinistraria 377:. The moths (mostly 330:Environmental issues 200:Ramsar wetland sites 195:Wildlife sanctuaries 1165:Metaprotus asuridia 1004:Aureopterix sterops 963:Tolpia conscitulana 583:Gastridiota adoxima 536:Notiophanes fuscata 475:Agonoxena phoenicia 24:Part of a series on 1332:Moths of Australia 1114: 874: 739: 690:Tinagma leucanthes 607: 446: 400:This is a list of 145:Endangered species 1202: 1197:Nemotyla oribates 1179: 1170: 1138:Roeslerstammiidae 1089: 1032:species is known. 1009: 1000: 977: 968: 959: 950: 941: 932: 923: 905: 750: 695: 588: 579: 541: 523: 480: 462: 419:. If a family is 368: 367: 288:Bush regeneration 1406: 1399:Moths of Oceania 1353: 1351: 1349: 1317: 1316: 1314: 1312: 1302: 1296: 1295: 1285: 1200: 1177: 1168: 1087: 1026:Only an unnamed 1007: 998: 975: 966: 957: 948: 939: 930: 921: 903: 791:Heliocosma group 781:Glyphipterigidae 748: 693: 586: 578:(Linnaeus, 1758) 577: 539: 521: 478: 460: 371:Australian moths 360: 353: 346: 162:Threatened fauna 40: 21: 20: 1414: 1413: 1409: 1408: 1407: 1405: 1404: 1403: 1369: 1368: 1359: 1347: 1345: 1343: 1326: 1324:Further reading 1321: 1320: 1310: 1308: 1304: 1303: 1299: 1286: 1279: 1274: 1246: 1178:(Meyrick, 1887) 988:Micropterigidae 945:Duplex cockingi 927:Duplex edwardsi 904:(Meyrick, 1932) 653:Cosmopterigidae 618:Bucculatricidae 592:Elachyophthalma 589:and an unnamed 529:Arrhenophanidae 461:Dumbleton, 1952 429: 364: 335: 334: 278: 270: 269: 264: 257:Associated acts 213: 205: 204: 179:Protected areas 175: 167: 166: 48: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1412: 1402: 1401: 1396: 1391: 1386: 1381: 1367: 1366: 1358: 1357:External links 1355: 1341: 1325: 1322: 1319: 1318: 1297: 1276: 1275: 1273: 1270: 1269: 1268: 1267: 1266: 1261: 1253: 1252: 1245: 1242: 1241: 1240: 1235: 1230: 1225: 1220: 1215: 1210: 1205: 1204: 1203: 1187: 1182: 1181: 1180: 1169:(Butler, 1886) 1158:Simaethistidae 1155: 1150: 1145: 1140: 1135: 1125: 1120: 1115: 1098: 1093: 1092: 1091: 1074: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1054: 1040: 1035: 1034: 1033: 1019: 1018: 1017: 1008:(Turner, 1921) 999:(Turner, 1932) 985: 984: 983: 960:. Records for 936:Duplex pullata 918:Duplex horakae 911:Micronoctuidae 908: 907: 906: 893:Macropiratidae 890: 885: 880: 878:Lophocoronidae 875: 858: 856:Lecithoceridae 853: 848: 843: 838: 833: 826:Hypertrophidae 823: 818: 808: 803: 798: 793: 788: 786:Gracillariidae 783: 778: 773: 768: 763: 758: 753: 752: 751: 723: 718: 713: 708: 703: 698: 697: 696: 680: 675: 668:Depressariidae 665: 660: 655: 650: 648:Copromorphidae 645: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 609: 608: 587:(Turner, 1902) 564: 557:Blastodacnidae 554: 549: 547:Batrachedridae 544: 543: 542: 526: 525: 524: 522:(Turner, 1913) 506:Argyresthiidae 503: 498: 493: 488: 483: 482: 481: 465: 464: 463: 450:Agathiphagidae 447: 428: 425: 366: 365: 363: 362: 355: 348: 340: 337: 336: 333: 332: 327: 317: 312: 307: 302: 297: 292: 291: 290: 279: 277:Related topics 276: 275: 272: 271: 268: 267: 254: 253: 248: 243: 238: 233: 228: 214: 211: 210: 207: 206: 203: 202: 197: 192: 187: 185:National parks 176: 173: 172: 169: 168: 165: 164: 159: 158: 157: 152: 142: 137: 132: 127: 122: 117: 112: 107: 102: 97: 92: 87: 82: 77: 72: 49: 46: 45: 42: 41: 33: 32: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1411: 1400: 1397: 1395: 1392: 1390: 1387: 1385: 1382: 1380: 1377: 1376: 1374: 1364: 1361: 1360: 1354: 1344: 1342:9780643102712 1338: 1334: 1333: 1307: 1301: 1293: 1292: 1284: 1282: 1277: 1265: 1262: 1260: 1257: 1256: 1255: 1254: 1251: 1248: 1247: 1239: 1236: 1234: 1233:Yponomeutidae 1231: 1229: 1226: 1224: 1221: 1219: 1216: 1214: 1211: 1209: 1206: 1199: 1198: 1193: 1192: 1191: 1188: 1186: 1183: 1176: 1175: 1167: 1166: 1161: 1160: 1159: 1156: 1154: 1151: 1149: 1146: 1144: 1141: 1139: 1136: 1133: 1129: 1126: 1124: 1123:Pterophoridae 1121: 1119: 1116: 1112: 1111: 1106: 1102: 1099: 1097: 1096:Palaephatidae 1094: 1086: 1085: 1080: 1079: 1078: 1077:Palaeosetidae 1075: 1073: 1070: 1068: 1067:Oenosandridae 1065: 1063: 1060: 1058: 1055: 1052: 1048: 1044: 1041: 1039: 1036: 1031: 1030: 1025: 1024: 1023: 1020: 1015: 1014: 1006: 1005: 997: 996: 991: 990: 989: 986: 981: 976:Hampson, 1907 974: 973: 965: 964: 958:Fibiger, 2011 956: 955: 954:Flax kalliesi 949:Fibiger, 2010 947: 946: 940:Fibiger, 2010 938: 937: 931:Fibiger, 2010 929: 928: 922:Fibiger, 2010 920: 919: 914: 913: 912: 909: 902: 901: 896: 895: 894: 891: 889: 886: 884: 881: 879: 876: 872: 871: 866: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 851:Lasiocampidae 849: 847: 844: 842: 841:Incurvariidae 839: 837: 834: 831: 827: 824: 822: 819: 816: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 772: 769: 767: 764: 762: 759: 757: 754: 747: 746: 741: 740: 737: 736: 731: 727: 724: 722: 719: 717: 714: 712: 709: 707: 704: 702: 699: 694:Meyrick, 1897 692: 691: 686: 685: 684: 681: 679: 676: 673: 669: 666: 664: 663:Cyclotornidae 661: 659: 656: 654: 651: 649: 646: 644: 643:Coleophoridae 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 605: 604: 599: 594: 593: 585: 584: 576: 575: 570: 569: 568: 565: 562: 558: 555: 553: 552:Blastobasidae 550: 548: 545: 538: 537: 532: 531: 530: 527: 520: 519: 514: 513: 511: 510:Yponomeutidae 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 484: 479:Bradley, 1966 477: 476: 471: 470: 469: 466: 459: 458: 453: 452: 451: 448: 444: 443: 438: 434: 431: 430: 424: 422: 418: 413: 411: 407: 403: 398: 396: 392: 388: 384: 380: 376: 372: 361: 356: 354: 349: 347: 342: 341: 339: 338: 331: 328: 325: 321: 318: 316: 313: 311: 308: 306: 303: 301: 298: 296: 293: 289: 286: 285: 284: 281: 280: 274: 273: 266: 261: 260: 259: 258: 252: 249: 247: 244: 242: 239: 237: 234: 232: 229: 227: 224: 223: 222: 221: 220:International 217: 212:Organisations 209: 208: 201: 198: 196: 193: 191: 190:Game reserves 188: 186: 183: 182: 181: 180: 171: 170: 163: 160: 156: 153: 151: 148: 147: 146: 143: 141: 138: 136: 133: 131: 128: 126: 123: 121: 118: 116: 113: 111: 108: 106: 103: 101: 98: 96: 93: 91: 88: 86: 83: 81: 78: 76: 73: 71: 68: 67: 66: 65: 60: 59: 54: 53: 44: 43: 39: 35: 34: 31: 28: 27: 23: 22: 19: 1346:. 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Retrieved 1300: 1290: 1195: 1172: 1163: 1148:Scythrididae 1108: 1088:Turner, 1922 1082: 1062:Oecophoridae 1057:Notodontidae 1038:Nepticulidae 1027: 1011: 1002: 993: 972:Tolpia myops 970: 967:Walker, 1863 961: 952: 943: 934: 925: 916: 898: 883:Lymantriidae 868: 830:Oecophoridae 801:Heliozelidae 796:Heliodinidae 766:Galacticidae 761:Eupterotidae 743: 733: 726:Eriocottidae 716:Epipyropidae 711:Epermeniidae 706:Elachistidae 701:Dudgeoneidae 688: 683:Douglasiidae 672:Oecophoridae 623:Carposinidae 601: 590: 581: 572: 561:Agonoxenidae 534: 516: 491:Anomosetidae 473: 468:Agonoxenidae 455: 440: 414: 399: 370: 369: 283:Conservation 256: 255: 219: 218: 215: 177: 174:Conservation 109: 62: 56: 50: 47:Biodiversity 18: 1223:Tortricidae 1143:Saturniidae 1130:(including 1101:Plutellidae 1072:Opostegidae 1045:(including 888:Lyonetiidae 861:Limacodidae 811:Herminiidae 776:Geometridae 771:Gelechiidae 749:Lower, 1901 638:Choreutidae 628:Carthaeidae 613:Brachodidae 574:Bombyx mori 391:Lepidoptera 310:Agriculture 100:Butterflies 80:Wildflowers 1373:Categories 1348:6 December 1238:Zygaenidae 1218:Tineodidae 1208:Thyrididae 1190:Symmocidae 1185:Sphingidae 1029:Zapyrastra 1013:Tasmantrix 846:Lacturidae 821:Hyblaeidae 806:Hepialidae 678:Drepanidae 633:Castniidae 567:Bombycidae 496:Anthelidae 486:Alucitidae 324:Zoological 295:Ecoregions 125:Amphibians 1335:. 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Index

Wildlife of Australia

Flora
Fauna
Fungi
Grasses
Trees
Wildflowers
Molluscs
Ants
Odonates
Butterflies
Cicadas
Moths
Spiders
Fish
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
Endangered species
flora
fauna
Threatened fauna
Protected areas
National parks
Game reserves
Wildlife sanctuaries
Ramsar wetland sites
AZA

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