Fraus simulans

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Fraus simulans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Fraus
Species:
F. simulans
Binomial name
Fraus simulans
Walker, 1856 [1]
Synonyms
  • Hectomanes noserodesMeyrick, 1890

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. [2] Adults are on wing from late March to early April in one generation per year. [3]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hepialidae</span> 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</i> (moth) Genus of moths

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

<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 basicornis is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Fraus fusca is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales Tasmania and Victoria.

References

  1. ↑ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID   86004391.
  2. ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
  3. ↑ Hardy, R. J. (1973). "The Biology of Fraus Simulans Walker (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 12 (2): 113–120. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1973.tb01645.x .


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