List of moths of Australia (Zygaenidae)

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The family Zygaenidae comprises the "forester and burnet moths", only species of the tribe Artonini (subfamily Procridinae) are found in Australia. This list acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Procridinae</span> Subfamily of moths

Procridinae is a subfamily of the family Zygaenidae.

Pollanisus nielseni is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It inhabits the Australian state of Western Australia, mostly coastal areas, and has brilliantly shiny forewings. The diurnal adults are most active on sunny days. Eggs are laid on the plant Hibbertia spicata, and females touch each egg after oviposition with a tuft of hair on their abdomen, which attaches protective spines. The larvae are brightly coloured and feed on H. spicata before pupation.

Pollanisus calliceros is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Australia in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.

<i>Pollanisus</i> Genus of moths

Pollanisus is a genus of moths of the family Zygaenidae. They are native to Australia and many species have metallic forewings and bodies.

Pseudoamuria uptoni is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Cape York, Queensland, Australia.

Homophylotis is a genus of moths of the family Zygaenidae.

Homophylotis thyridota is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Australia from north-eastern Queensland.

Homophylotis artonoides is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Australia from Queensland.

Myrtartona is a genus of moths of the family Zygaenidae.

Myrtartona coronias is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Australia, from southern Queensland to Tasmania.

<i>Myrtartona rufiventris</i> Species of moth

Myrtartona rufiventris is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.

Myrtartona mariannae is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is only known from Milmerran in south-eastern Queensland.

Onceropyga pulchra is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Australia in south-eastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales.

Pseudoamuria is a genus of moths of the family Zygaenidae.

Pseudoamuria neglecta is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Queensland, Australia.

Hestiochora is a genus of moths of the family Zygaenidae.

Marianne Horak is a Swiss-Australian entomologist who specialises in Australian Lepidoptera, particularly the phycitine and tortricid moths. She also did important research on the scribbly gum moths, during which eleven new species of Ogmograptis were discovered.

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