Types Of Large Moths Australia

Only few australian species are known.

Types of large moths australia. Light brown apple moth epiphyas postvittana a pest of australian orchards. Records for tolpia conscitulana walker 1863 and tolpia myops hampson 1907 formerly included in noctuidae are based on misidentifications. They are furry moths with head and body covered with long hairs. Many australian species also occur in south east asia.

When settled most moths rest with their forewings folded over their hindwings in the shape of a pitched tent or roof usually with their antennae folded out of sight beneath their wings. Light brown apple moth. Mediterranean flour moth ephestia kuehniella common pest in grain stores. It answers some of the most commonly asked questions about moths and deals with iconic australian moths such as the bogong moth witjuti grub and scribbly gum moth.

The adult male giant leopard moths grow to an average length of 51 mm while their female counterparts grow up to 30 mm. Legume podborer maruca vitrata west african pest. Leek moth acrolepiopsis assectella pest of allium crops. Argyresthiidae needle miners arrhenophanidae fungus moths batrachedridae fringed moths blastobasidae dull moths blastodacnidae detritus moths bombycidae.

Both female and male have bipectinate antennae. Superfamily sphingoidea family sphingidae hawk moths. Duplex horakae fibiger 2010 duplex edwardsi fibiger 2010 duplex pullata fibiger 2010 duplex cockingi fibiger 2010 and flax kalliesi fibiger 2011. Some larger moths are tailed such as the giant male australian atlas moth or hercules moth and the brown swallowtail moth occurring in the tropics.

A guide to australian moths zborowski and edwards 2007 csiro publishing has colour illustrations of living moths and provides a rough guide to help the user discover what family a moth belongs to. The helena gum moth is an attractive large moth from eastern australia with a wingspan of about 15 cm. The hindwings have larger and bolder eye spot wing black circular. Indian meal moth plodia interpunctella common pest in grain stores.

They are active at night. An interesting about this moth species is that their mating sessions are exceptionally long and can last for 24 hours or even more. Eupterotidae is a small moth family and not common in australia. Latreilla bee hawk moth cephonodes kingii and the privet hawk moth psilogramma menephron.

Kauri moths agonoxenidae palm moths alucitidae many plumed moths anomosetidae primitive ghost moths anthelidae australian woolly bears arctiidae footmen woolly bears tiger moths. Common moths found in suburban gardens include the impatiens hawk moth theretra oldenlandiae pale brown hawk moth t. For example in the lacturidae family eustixis sp. Anic4 means that the specimen from whichi have gained my identification is held in the australian national insect collection but has not been described and given a species name if you have any.

Adults are usually most active at dusk or at night but some such as bee hawks fly during the day.