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Checklist for Family Anthelidae Turner, 1904 (Australian Lappet Moths)
and region Sydney Basin (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3004
6116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3002
6113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
2930
6006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
2399
5166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
619
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
618
1016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
54
612
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
42
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
2
12
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAnthelidae
Turner, 1904
Australian Lappet Moths, Australian Woolly Bears
7
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sydney Basin
7 Genera with 16 Species
Anthela Walker, 18556SpeciesTaxom
Chelepteryx Gray, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Chenuala Swinhoe, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Corticomis Van Eecke, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Munychryia Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Nataxa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pterolocera Walker, 19212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney Basin
16 Species
Anthela acuta Walker, 1855Common anthelid
Anthela cupreotincta Lucas, 1891
Anthela ferruginosa Walker, 1855Rusty Anthelid
Anthela nicothoe Boisduval, 1832Hairymary caterpillar
Anthela ocellata Walker, 1855Eyespot Anthelid
Anthela postica Walker, 1855Postica Anthelid
Chelepteryx chalepteryx Felder, 1874White-Stemmed Wattle Moth
Chelepteryx chelepteryx Lower, 1893Whitestemmed acacia moth
Chelepteryx collesi Gray, 1835Batwing
Chelepteryx felderi (R. Felder, 1874)⇒ Anthela cupreotincta Lucas, 1891
Chenuala heliaspis Meyrick, 1891Rose Anthelid
Corticomis eupterotioides Van Eecke, 1924
Munychryia senicula Walker, 1865Grey Anthelid
Nataxa flavescens Walker, 1855Nataxa Moth
Pterolocera amplicornis Walker, 1855Grass anthelid
Pterolocera leucocera Turner, 1921

Subnodes of Anthelidae with occurrences in Sydney Basin
SubfamilyAnthelinae
Swinhoe, 1922
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMunychryiinae
MacFarland, 1970
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Anthelidae at gbif.org
Anthelidae at irmng.org