Fraus (moth)

Last updated

Fraus
Fraus pteromela.jpg
Fraus pteromela in Australia.
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Fraus
Walker, 1856
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • HectomanesMeyrick, 1890
  • PrausPagenstecher, 1909

Fraus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 25 described species, all endemic to Australia.

Species


Related Research Articles

Hepialidae Family of moths

The Hepialidae are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths.

<i>Fraus pteromela</i> Species of moth

Fraus pteromela is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in most of the southern half of Australia.

Fraus basidispina is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

Fraus biloba is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

Fraus distispina is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

Fraus furcata is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

Fraus griseomaculata is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Victoria.

Fraus latistria, the broad-striped ghost moth, is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Tasmania.

Fraus linogyna is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New South Wales and Victoria.

Fraus marginispina is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to South Australia.

Fraus mediaspina is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

Fraus megacornis is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to South Australia and Western Australia.

<i>Fraus nanus</i> Species of moth

Fraus nanus is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

Fraus orientalis is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New South Wales.

Fraus pelagia is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Tasmania.

Fraus pilosa is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

Fraus quadrangula is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

Fraus serrata is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

<i>Fraus simulans</i> Species of moth

Fraus simulans, the lesser ghost moth, is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

Fraus tedi is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia.