List of moths of Australia (Drepanidae)

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This is a list of the Australian species of the family Drepanidae. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.

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Drepaninae


The following species belongs to the subfamily Drepaninae, but has not been assigned to a genus yet. Given here is the original name given to the species when it was first described:

Unplaced to subfamily

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drepanidae</span> Family containing the hook-tip moths

The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies, which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a superficial resemblance to Noctuidae. Many species in the drepanid family have a distinctively hook-shaped apex to the fore wing, leading to their common name of hook-tips.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drepaninae</span> Subfamily of hook-tip moths

Drepaninae are by far the largest subfamily of the Drepanidae moths. While it is usually split into two tribes, Drepanini and Oretini, its internal systematics and phylogeny are not well resolved.

<i>Oreta</i> Moth genus in family Drepanidae

Oreta is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.

<i>Oreta jaspidea</i> Species of hook-tip moth

Oreta jaspidea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1896. It is found on Buru, the Key Islands, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Louisiade Archipelago, Australia (Queensland) and the Solomon Islands.

Oreta trispinuligera is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by X.Y. Chen in 1985. It is found in China.

Oreta perfida is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1923. It is found in New Guinea, where it is known from Papua.

Oreta perobliquilinea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1923. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, in Singapore and on Borneo.

Oreta singapura is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is found in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and New Guinea.

Oreta sublustris is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1923. It is found in New Guinea, where it is known from Papua.

Oreta subvinosa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1903. It is found in New Guinea, where it is known from Papua.

Oreta unilinea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1899. It is found in New Guinea, where it is known from Papua and Roon Island.

Oreta rubrifumata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1923. It is found on Bougainville Island and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.

Oreta fulgens is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1899. It is found on Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Buru and Seram.

Hypsidia is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Thyatirinae of the Drepanidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1896.

Hypsidia australica is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Sick in 1938. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

Hypsidia grisea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Malcolm J. Scoble and Edward David Edwards in 1988. It is found in Australia.

Hypsidia microspila is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1942. It is found in Australia.

Hypsidia robinsoni is a moth in the family Drepanidae. B.S. Hacobian described it in 1986. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from northern Queensland.