Spilomelinae is a very species-rich subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. With 4,135 described species in 344 genera worldwide, it is the most speciose group among pyraloids.
Hypena is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802. These non-migratory moths overwinter as pupae and almost never estivate as adults.
Orthonama obstipata, the gem, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is a cosmopolitan species. In continental Europe though in the northeast, its range does not significantly extend beyond the Baltic region and it is absent from northern Russia. This well-flying species is prone to vagrancy and able to cross considerable distances of open sea; it can thus be regularly found on the British Isles and even on Iceland.
Epyaxa lucidata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Gadira is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. This genus is endemic to New Zealand.
Sarcinodes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1857. The species are large with pinkish, mauvish or brownish-gray body and wings. The wings are traversed by between one and three oblique, straight fasciae. The forewing apex is acute, slightly falcate. The male antennae are unipectinate, those of the female are typically filiform, in some species unipectinate. The species are found in east Asia.
Zeheba is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Frederic Moore in 1887.
Zeheba aureatoides is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1993. It is found in Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Sulawesi.
Comostola pyrrhogona is a moth of the family Geometridae described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics from India, Sri Lanka to Taiwan, and east to Vanuatu, New Caledonia, northern Australia and Norfolk Island.
Hypena gonospilalis is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found across the South Pacific, including the Cook Islands, Japan and Taiwan as well as the Australian state of Queensland.
Axinoptera turgidata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.
Gymnoscelis imparatalis, the flower-looper moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, east to the Society Islands and the Marquesas Archipelago. The habitat consists of both lowland and montane ecosystems.
Hydrelia albifera, the fragile white carpet moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found from Newfoundland to British Columbia, south in the east to the Gulf states. The habitat consists of deciduous and mixed-wood forests.
Gadira acerella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by Francis Walker. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found throughout the country. The species inhabits native forest from sea level up to subalpine altitudes. Larvae are assumed to feed on lichen or moss. Adults are on the wing from October until March, are active at night and are attracted to light. This species is distinctively patterned and coloured and is said to resemble a bird dropping at rest. The colouring also assists to camouflage the moth when it rests against lichen.
Canucha curvaria is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found on Misool Island in New Guinea and on the Solomon Islands.
Paralbara muscularia is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in northern India, northern Myanmar and southern China.
Phalacra vidhisara is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in Sri Lanka and India.
Epiplema quadristrigata is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Australia and Sri Lanka.
Britha biguttata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Java, New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Sulawesi, Java, Borneo, Myanmar, Taiwan and Australia.
Pharambara micacealis is a moth of the family Thyrididae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Sri Lanka, New Guinea and Australia.
