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Rhapsa scotosialis Walker, 1865

Rhapsa scotosialis Walker, 1865

Rhapsa scotosialis Walker, 1865

Rhapsa scotosialis is a common endemic forest moth of New Zealand, with color differences between male and female adults.

Rhapsa suscitatalis Walker

Rhapsa suscitatalis Walker

Rhapsa suscitatalis Walker

Rhapsa suscitatalis, the wedged rhapsa, is a Noctuidae moth found in multiple regions of Australia, first described in 1859.

Fodina kosemponis Strand, 1914

Fodina kosemponis Strand, 1914

Fodina kosemponis Strand, 1914

Fodina contigua is a 38–41 mm wingspan Erebidae moth described 1914, found in Taiwan.

Hypopyra vespertilio Fabricius, 1787

Hypopyra vespertilio Fabricius, 1787

Hypopyra vespertilio Fabricius, 1787

Hypopyra vespertilio is a moth species whose adults are recorded fruit-piercers, with larvae feeding on several plant genera.

Hypopyra capensis Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

Hypopyra capensis Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

Hypopyra capensis Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

Hypopyra capensis is an Erebidae moth described in 1854, commonly found across several regions of Africa.

Cometaster pyrula Hopffer, 1857

Cometaster pyrula Hopffer, 1857

Cometaster pyrula Hopffer, 1857

Cometaster pyrula, the only species in the monotypic moth genus Cometaster, lives in Eastern and Southern Africa.

Anisoneura salebrosa Guenée, 1852

Anisoneura salebrosa Guenée, 1852

Anisoneura salebrosa Guenée, 1852

Anisoneura salebrosa is a Noctuidae moth first described in 1852, found across much of East and Southeast Asia.

Ommatophora luminosa (Cramer, 1780)

Ommatophora luminosa (Cramer, 1780)

Ommatophora luminosa (Cramer, 1780)

Ommatophora luminosa is an Erebidae moth with a 58–60 mm wingspan, distributed from Himalayas and Taiwan to Sundaland.

Alapadna pauropis Turner, 1902

Alapadna pauropis Turner, 1902

Alapadna pauropis Turner, 1902

The variable spot-wing (Alapadna pauropis) is a brown, variably patterned Erebidae moth found in southeastern Australia.

Donuca lanipes Butler, 1877

Donuca lanipes Butler, 1877

Donuca lanipes Butler, 1877

Donuca lanipes is a 60 mm wingspan Noctuidae moth found in northeast Australia, described in 1877.

Donuca rubropicta Butler, 1874

Donuca rubropicta Butler, 1874

Donuca rubropicta Butler, 1874

Donuca rubropicta is a 50 mm wingspan Australian moth species in the Noctuidae family, described in 1874 by Butler.

Donuca castalia Fabricius, 1775

Donuca castalia Fabricius, 1775

Donuca castalia Fabricius, 1775

Donuca castalia, the brown white banded noctuid, is a 60 mm wingspan erebid moth found in Queensland, first described in 1775.

Donuca spectabilis Walker, 1865

Donuca spectabilis Walker, 1865

Donuca spectabilis Walker, 1865

Donuca spectabilis, the white-spotted owl-moth, is a Noctuidae moth found across most of mainland Australia, with a ~50 mm wingspan.

Donuca orbigera Guenée, 1852

Donuca orbigera Guenée, 1852

Donuca orbigera Guenée, 1852

Donuca orbigera is a 50 mm wingspan Noctuidae moth described in 1852, found in northern half Australia.

Falana sordida Moore, 1882

Falana sordida Moore, 1882

Falana sordida Moore, 1882

Falana sordida is a moth in the Noctuidae family, described in 1882 and found across South and Southeast Asia.

Delgamma pangonia (Guenée, 1852)

Delgamma pangonia (Guenée, 1852)

Delgamma pangonia (Guenée, 1852)

Delgamma pangonia is a moth species whose caterpillars are a serious strawberry pest, found across multiple tropical regions worldwide.

Crioa hades Lower, 1903

Crioa hades Lower, 1903

Crioa hades Lower, 1903

Crioa hades is a species of Erebidae moth found in Australia, first described in 1903.

Alophosoma emmelopis Turner, 1929

Alophosoma emmelopis Turner, 1929

Alophosoma emmelopis Turner, 1929

Alophosoma emmelopis, the bicoloured crest, is a Noctuidae moth found in Australia, first described in 1929.

Ophyx ochroptera Guenée, 1852

Ophyx ochroptera Guenée, 1852

Ophyx ochroptera Guenée, 1852

Ophyx ochroptera is an Australian erebid moth with brown and yellow adults that feed on Ficus macrophylla as larvae.

Ophyx eurrhoa Lower, 1903

Ophyx eurrhoa Lower, 1903

Ophyx eurrhoa Lower, 1903

Ophyx eurrhoa is a brown-winged Erebidae moth found in Queensland, Australia.

Ophisma tropicalis Guenée, 1852

Ophisma tropicalis Guenée, 1852

Ophisma tropicalis Guenée, 1852

Ophisma tropicalis is an Erebidae moth found across tropical and subtropical America, whose larvae feed on Cupania americana.

Rivula propinqualis Guenée, 1854

Rivula propinqualis Guenée, 1854

Rivula propinqualis Guenée, 1854

Rivula propinqualis is an erebid moth found in North America whose larvae feed on various grasses.

Rivula sericealis (Scopoli, 1763)

Rivula sericealis (Scopoli, 1763)

Rivula sericealis (Scopoli, 1763)

Rivula sericealis (Scopoli, 1763) is a moth with defined wing size, shape and color patterning.

Rivula basalis Hampson, 1891

Rivula basalis Hampson, 1891

Rivula basalis Hampson, 1891

Rivula basalis Hampson, 1891 is a moth species whose larvae feed on grasses, with distinct adult and larval morphological traits.

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