| Arescoptera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Arescoptera Turner, 1911 [1] |
| Species: | A. idiotypa |
| Binomial name | |
| Arescoptera idiotypa Turner, 1911 | |
Arescoptera is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1911. It contains the single species, Arescoptera idiotypa, described in the same article. [1] It is found in Australia, [2] including New South Wales. [3]
Alfred Jefferis Turner was a pediatrician and noted amateur entomologist. He was the son of missionary Frederick Storrs-Turner. He introduced the use of diphtheria antitoxin to Australia in 1895. He was known by the nickname "Gentle Annie".
Apoblepta is a monotypic moth genus of moths of the Cybalomiinae subfamily of the Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1911. It contains only one species, Apoblepta epicharis, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Corethrobela is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Corethrobela melanophaes, is known from the Australian state of Queensland. Both the genus and the species were first described by Turner in 1908.
Cyclophragma is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. It was erected by Turner in 1911.
Opsirhina is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. It was erected by Francis Walker in 1855. All species in the genus were described from Australia.
Ectropis is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). They are mostly paleotropical, but also plentiful in Australia and extend into Asia. Only one species – or cryptic species complex – is found in Europe. There are about 100 known species in this genus.
The Depressariinae – sometimes spelled "Depressiinae" in error – are a subfamily of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Like their relatives therein, their exact relationships are not yet very well resolved. It has been considered part of family Elachistidae sensu lato or included in an expanded Oecophoridae. In modern classifications they are treated as the distinct gelechioid family Depressariidae.
Gastridiota is a monotypic genus consisting solely of Gastridiota adoxima, a moth of the family Bombycidae. The genus was erected by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1922 but the species had been described by him in 1902 as Andraca adoxima. It is found in the subtropical east of Australia, from the Bunya Mountains and Montville in southern Queensland to north-eastern New South Wales.
Amphiderita is a genus of snout moths described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1925. Its single species, Amphiderita pyrospila, was named by the same author in the same year. It is found in Australia.
Cardamyla is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859 and is known from Australia.
Cardamyla eurycroca is a species of snout moth in the genus Cardamyla. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1937. It is found in Australia.
Curena caustopa is a species of snout moth in the genus Curena described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1905. It is found in Queensland, Australia.
Arippara disticha is a species of snout moth. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904 and is found in Australia.
Heteromicta is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886.
Heteromicta phloeomima is a species of snout moth in the genus Heteromicta. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1911. It is found in northern Australia.
Hypsopygia chytriodes is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypsopygia. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1911 and is found in Australia.
Xyloryctidae is a family of moths contained within the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. Most genera are found in the Indo-Australian region. While many of these moths are tiny, some members of the family grow to a wingspan of up to 66 mm, making them giants among the micromoths.
Macna coelocrossa is a species of snout moth in the genus Macna. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1911. It is found in Australia.
Chilo crypsimetalla is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1911. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and the Northern Territory. It is also present on Prince of Wales Island.
Bryophilopsis is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae. The genus was described by George Hampson in 1894.
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