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Armactica columbina is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. [1] It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and the north of Western Australia. [2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cordia subcordata . [3]
Chloephorinae is a subfamily of the moth family Nolidae. It includes, among others, many of the moths known as silver-lines. They are rather similar to some owlet moths (Noctuidae) in appearance and often colored a vivid green, but may also be brown, grey, or white.
Lemyra is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus contains many species from East and South Asia, Sundaland and Australia. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Armactica conchidia, the conchidia moth, is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886. It is found in Australia.
Labanda is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae erected by Francis Walker in 1859.
Crioa is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in Australia.
Zalissa is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865.
Dactyloplusia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Chou Io and Lu Chinsheng in 1979. Its single species, Dactyloplusia impulsa, was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, southern China, Sundaland, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Fiji and Australia.
Daddala is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1865. The genus is exclusively Indo-Australian, extending from the Indian Subregion to New Guinea.
Penicillaria is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Targalla is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.
Dasychira is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1809. They are well distributed all over Africa, Europe, North America, Madagascar, Japan, China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java and Australia.
Donuca spectabilis, the white-spotted owl-moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in most of mainland Australia.
Elesma subglauca, the grey elesma, is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in the southern half of Australia.
Condica dolorosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics, including Borneo, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Queensland in Australia.
Chasmina candida is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found from Indo-Australian tropics east to Fiji, including many islands of the Indian Ocean and Pacific.
Zalissa catocalina is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Australia. In Australia, it is found in or near rainforests in eastern Australia as far south as northern New South Wales.
Anomis privata, the hibiscus-leaf caterpillar moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in China, Taiwan and Japan, but has also been recorded from North America, as most verified sightings have been in the northeastern United States. It has been introduced to eastern North America from Japan.
Comocrus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Noctuidae erected by Karl Jordan in 1896. Its only species, Comocrus behri, the mistletoe moth or mistletoe day moth, was first described by George French Angas in 1847. It is widely distributed in southern Australia from Perth to Melbourne and adjacent to Bass Strait, occurring as far north as Derby, Western Australia, and Clermont and Rockhampton in Queensland. It may be seen during daylight hours hovering around mistletoe species such as Amyema miquelii, Amyema melaleucae and Amyema cambadgei growing on Casuarina and Eucalyptus trees. The adult moths feed on Eucalyptus flower nectar, have a wingspan of some 58 millimetres and are basically black with white bands running through the wings. Individuals ready to mate exhibit 'hill-topping' behaviour, flying to high points in the landscape and there encountering mates.
Xyleutes is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae and typical of the tribe Xyleutini.
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