''Fraus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Hepialidae
The Hepialidae are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Hepialidae constitute by far the most diverse group of the infraorder Exop ...
. There are 25 described species, all endemic to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
.
Species
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Fraus basicornis''
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Fraus basidispina''
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Fraus bilineata''
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Fraus biloba''
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Fraus crocea''
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Fraus distispina''
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Fraus furcata''
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Fraus fusca''
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Fraus griseomaculata''
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Fraus latistria'' –
broad-striped ghost moth
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Fraus linogyna''
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Fraus marginispina''
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Fraus mediaspina''
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Fraus megacornis''
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Fraus minima''
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Fraus nanus''
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Fraus orientalis''
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Fraus pelagia''
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Fraus pilosa''
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Fraus polyspila''
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Fraus pteromela''
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Fraus quadrangula''
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Fraus serrata''
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Fraus simulans'' –
lesser ghost moth
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Larva
A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...
feeds on
grass
Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and spe ...
es
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Fraus tedi''
External links
Hepialidae genera
Hepialidae
Exoporia genera
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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