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Superfamily Noctuoidea

Erebidae (includes Tiger, Tussock, Litter & Snout Moths)
Magpie or Senecio Moth, Nyctemera amicus (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini) Black and White Tiger Moth, Spilosoma glatignyi (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini) Spotted Lichen Moth, Asura cervicalis (male) (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) Heliotrope Moth, Utetheisa pulchelloides (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini) Wedge Footman, Calamidia hirta (male) (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) Variable Halone, Halone sejuncta (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) Forked Footman, Phaeophlebosia furcifera (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) Red Footman, Scoliacma bicolora (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) Granny Moth, Dasypodia selenophora (Erebidae: Erebinae: Catocalini) Diatenes aglossoides (Erebidae: Erebinae: Catocalini) Wedged Rhapsa, Rhapsa suscitatalis (Erebidae: Erebinae: Catocalini) Brown Praxis, Praxis porphyretica (Erebidae: Erebinae) Wood-grain Artigisa, Artigisa lignicolaria (Erebidae: Hypeninae) Acyphas semiochrea, Omnivorous Tussock Moth (male) (Erebidae: Lymantriinae) Phaos acmena, wingless adult female (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini) Reared wingless female moth, cf. Painted Acacia Moth, Orgyia anartoides (Erebidae: Lymantriinae: Orgyiini) Magpie or Senecio Moth, Nyctemera amicus larva (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini) Tiger Moth caterpillar, Spilosoma sp. (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini) Spotted Lichen Moth, Asura cervicalis (larva) (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) Praxis sp. larva (Erebidae: Erebinae) Black-clouded Artigisa, Artigisa melanephele (later instar larva) (Erebidae: Hypeninae) cf. Painted Acacia Moth, Orgyia anartoides (larva) (Erebidae: Lymantriinae: Orgyiini) Acyphas larva (early instar) (Erebidae: Lymantriinae)

Noctuidae (Noctuid Moths)
Green-blotched Moth, Cosmodes elegans (Noctuidae: Acronictinae) Green Cutworm, Neumichtis spumigera (reared moth) (Noctuidae: Acronictinae) Purplish Noctuid, Proteuxoa hydraecioides (Noctuidae: Acronictinae) Blood-spotted Noctuid, Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta (Noctuidae: Acronictinae) Sandy Noctuid, Proteuxoa senta (Noctuidae: Acronictinae) Whistling Moth, Hecatesia fenestrata (Noctuidae: Agaristinae) Grapevine Moth, Phalaenoides glycinae (Noctuidae: Agaristinae) Well-marked Armyworm, 'Mamestra' dictyota (Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Hadenini) Southern Armyworm, Persectania ewingii (Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Hadenini) Bogong Moth, Agrotis infusa (Noctuidae: Noctuinae) Ectopatria sp. (Noctuidae: Noctuinae) Green Garden Looper, Chrysodeixis eriosoma (Noctuidae: Plusiinae) cf. Blood-spotted Noctuid, Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta (larva) (Noctuidae: Acronictinae) Grapevine Moth, Phalaenoides glycinae (Noctuidae: Agaristinae) Southern Armyworm, Persectania ewingii (larva) (Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Hadenini) Australian Cabbage Looper, Chrysodeixis subsidens (larva) (Noctuidae: Plusiinae)

Nolidae (Tuft Moths)
Black-lined Tuft-moth, Nola melanogramma (Nolidae) Crossed Tuft-moth, Nola crucigera Nola sp. (Nolidae) Elegant Tuft-moth, Nola tholera Gum Leaf Skeletoniser, Uraba lugens (Nolidae) Gum Leaf Skeletoniser, Uraba lugens (larva) (Nolidae) Damage from Gum Leaf Skeletonisers (Uraba lugens) (Nolidae)

Notodontidae
Hobart Notodontid, Hobartina amblyiodes (Notodontidae: Notodontinae) Hylaeora sp. (Notodontidae: Notodontinae) Banksia Moth, Psalidostetha banksiae (Notodontidae: Notodontinae) Two-coloured Notodontid, Sorama bicolor (Notodontidae: Notodontinae) Aglaosoma periblepta (Notodontidae: Thaumetopoeinae) Black-spotted Epicoma, Epicoma melanospila (male) (Notodontidae: Thaumetopoeinae) Mottled Epicoma, Epicoma pontificalis (Notodontidae: Thaumetopoeinae) Trichiocerus sp. (Notodontidae: Thaumetopoeinae) Banksia Moth, Psalidostetha banksiae (larva) (Notodontidae: Notodontinae) cf. Dark Epicoma, Epicoma tristis (larvae) (Notodontidae: Thaumetopoeinae) Trichiocerus sp. (larvae) (Notodontidae: Thaumetopoeinae) Trichiocerus sp. (larva) (Notodontidae: Thaumetopoeinae)

Oenosandridae (Snub Moths)
Boisduval's Autumn Moth, Oenosandra boisduvalii (female) (Oenosandridae) Boisduval's Autumn Moth, Oenosandra boisduvalii (male) (Oenosandridae) Boisduval's Autumn Moth, Oenosandra boisduvalii (female) (Oenosandridae)

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