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Fraus (moth)

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Fraus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 25 described species, all endemic to Australia.

Fraus
Fraus pteromela in Australia.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Fraus
Walker, 1856
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Hectomanes Meyrick, 1890
  • Praus Pagenstecher, 1909

Species

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  • Fraus basicornis
  • Fraus basidispina
  • Fraus bilineata
  • Fraus biloba
  • Fraus crocea
  • Fraus distispina
  • Fraus furcata
  • Fraus fusca
  • Fraus griseomaculata
  • Fraus latistria – broad-striped ghost moth
  • Fraus linogyna
  • Fraus marginispina
  • Fraus mediaspina
  • Fraus megacornis
  • Fraus minima
  • Fraus nanus
  • Fraus orientalis
  • Fraus pelagia
  • Fraus pilosa
  • Fraus polyspila
  • Fraus pteromela
  • Fraus quadrangula
  • Fraus serrata
  • Fraus simulans – lesser ghost moth
    • Larva feeds on grasses
  • Fraus tedi

External links

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  • Hepialidae genera


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