Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or five genera.
Geitoneura klugii, the common xenica or Klug's xenica, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is a southern Australian butterfly that is easily camouflaged because of its resemblance to the ground where it is usually found fluttering. It has a wingspan of about 38 millimetres (1.5 in). The upper and lower side of the forewing is black with brownish-black markings and contains a black spot with a white centre. The orange hindwing is set off by a black border and a black-rimmed eyespot. The underside of the hindwing ranges from grey to brown and consists of darker markings.
Eupselia holoxantha is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia.
Piloprepes antidoxa is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Australia.
Elhamma australasiae is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found along the eastern seaboard of Australia.
Etiella behrii is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae, occurring sporadically but when present considered a serious pest of agricultural crops throughout parts of Australia.
Eupselia aristonica is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania.
Hednota longipalpella, the pasture webworm, is a moth species of the family Crambidae. It is found in most of mainland Australia.
Diomus notescens, common name the minute two-spotted ladybird is a ladybird species endemic to the east and south of Australia.
Harmonia conformis, the large spotted ladybird, is a species of ladybird. It has a light reddish appearance and its colouration includes 20 large black spots, 18 of which are found on the elytra. They are quite large for ladybirds, being about 6–7 mm long. It is a predator of other insects, eating aphids as both a larva and imago (adult). It is found in Australia, and has been introduced to New Zealand, where it is common in northern regions. Another member of the same genus, Harmonia antipodum, also occurs in New Zealand. This species, however, is a native and is much smaller and harder to find.
Zyganisus caliginosus, the Australian goat moth, is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.
The Tasmanian cutworm is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Australia.
Ocybadistes knightorum is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae, first described in 1994 by Trevor A. Lambkin and John F. Donaldson. It is endemic to New South Wales. It has a very limited distribution in the Boambee area. The IUCN Red List lists Ocybadistes knightorum as an endangered species, because of its limited known distribution, and its habitat under threat from weed invasion, sea-rise and continued development. The butterflies are restricted to coastal grassy open-forest areas, that are usually next to mangroves.
Pollanisus viridipulverulenta, the satin-green forester, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in the eastern part of Australia.
Choreutis sycopola is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found from southern Queensland to central New South Wales.
Parotis marginata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is known from south-east Asia, including India, Bangladesh and China, as well as Fiji, Japan and Australia, where it is known from the Northern Territory and Queensland.
Rehimena surusalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is known from Australia, China, the Andaman Islands, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Taiwan, Korea and Japan.
Hypodoxa bryophylla, the green looper moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Gilbert M. Goldfinch in 1929. It is found in the Australian states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
Eupselia beltera is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
