''Australothis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the othe ...

Species

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Australothis exopisso ''Australothis exopisso'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mai ...

'' Matthews, 1999 * ''

Australothis hackeri ''Australothis hackeri'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is only known from northern Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as ...

'' Kobes, 1995 * ''

Australothis rubrescens ''Australothis rubrescens'', the Indian weed caterpillar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found all over Australia (including Tasmania) and in Papua New Guinea. Larvae have been recorded on '' Sigesbeckia orientalis'', '' Ixiolaena brev ...

'' - Indian Weed Caterpillar (Walker, 1858) * ''

Australothis tertia ''Australothis tertia'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Queensland and on Java and Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian ter ...

'' (Roepke, 1941) * ''

Australothis volatilis ''Australothis volatilis'', also known as the fuzzweed moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species has been classified as critically endangered by the Department of Conservation. Taxonomy This ...

'' Matthews & Patrick, 1998

References

* Matthews, M. & Patrick, B. (1998). "A new diurnal species of Heliothinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) endemic to New Zealand." ''Journal of Natural History'' 32: 263-271.
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