Insects and Spiders of Panboola
This is a guide to insects and spiders of Panboola based on records from the Atlas of Living Australia ...more ↓
Jewel Spider
Austracantha minax, commonly known as the Australian Jewel Spider (a nickname similar to the Araneus gemmoides of North America), Christmas Spider and Spiny Spider, is the sole species of the Austracantha genus of spider found only in Australia.
Curved-horn Moths
Gelechioidea is the superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. It is a large and poorly understood '"micromoth" superfamily, constituting one of the basal lineages of the Ditrysia.
Gelechiidae
Gelechiidae is a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the Gelechiidae's relationships with and delimitation against their relatives have been subject to considerable dispute. These are generally very small moths with narrow, fringed wings. The larvae of most ...more ↓
Hypatima
Hypatima is a genus of the twirler moth family (Gelechiidae). Among these, it belongs to a distinct lineage, which is variously treated as tribe Chelariini in subfamilies Dichomeridinae (like done here), Gelechiinae, or even Pexicopiinae, and historically was considered a subfamily in its own right, Chelariinae. Of this lineage, Hypatima – under its junior synonym ...more ↓
Lecithoceridae
Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths) is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone.
Oecophorinae
The Oecophorinae are the nominate subfamily of moths in the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). They are part of the insufficiently studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and like their relatives, the circumscription of this taxon is disputed.
Olbonoma triptycha
Olbonoma triptycha is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in Australia.
Macrobathra
Macrobathra is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. Most species are endemic to Australia.
Lobesia
Lobesia is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.
Spilonota
Spilonota is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.
Leafrollers
The Tortricinae are the nominate subfamily of tortrix moths. Commonly referred to as leafrollers, as the larvae build shelters by folding or rolling leaves of the food plant, the tortricinae include several notable pests as well species used as biological control agents against invasive weeds.
Large Citrus Butterfly
Papilio aegeus, commonly known as the Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly or Large Citrus Butterfly is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Meadow Argus
The Meadow Argus (Junonia villida) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, commonly found in Australia. It is also known as Albin's Hampstead Eye in the United Kingdom, where it has occurred only as an accidental import.
Brown Ringlet
The Common Brown Ringlet (Hypocysta metirius) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
Swordgrass Brown
The Swordgrass Brown (Tisiphone abeona) is a nymphalid butterfly. It is endemic to Australia.
Common Brown
The Common Brown (Heteronympha merope) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family, endemic to the southern half of Australia. The wingspan is about 60 millimetres (2.4 in) for males and 70 mm (2.8 in) for females.
Monarch
The Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. It is perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies. Since the 19th century, it has been found in New Zealand, and in Australia since 1871, where it is called the wanderer. It is resident in the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira, and is found ...more ↓
Common Grass-blue
Zizina labradus, commonly known as the Common Grass Blue, Grass Blue, or Clover Blue, is a small Australian butterfly of the Lycaenidae family.
Common Imperial Blue
The Imperial Hairstreak or Common Imperial Blue (Jalmenus evagoras) is a small-sized butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
Imperial Jezebel
The Imperial White (Delias harpalyce) is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to Australia.
Black Jezebel
The Black Jezebel or Common Jezabel (Delias nigrina) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found along the eastern seaboard of Australia, from Queensland, through New South Wales to Victoria.
Cabbage White
The Small White (Pieris rapae) is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the Yellows-and-Whites family Pieridae. It is also known as the Small Cabbage White and in New Zealand, simply as White Butterfly. The names "Cabbage Butterfly" and "Cabbage White" can also refer to the Large White.
Noctuid Moths
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera.
Green Blotched Moth
The Green Blotched Moth (Cosmodes elegans) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Norfolk Island, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and New Zealand.
Maliattha signifera
Maliattha signifera is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in south-east Asia, including China, India, Japan, Taiwan, Korea and Thailand as well as in Australia (Queensland).
Grapevine Moth
The Australian Grapevine Moth (Phalaenoides glycinae) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to the south-eastern half of Australia, but is an invasive species in many parts of the world, including Canada and South Africa.
