Oncopera

Oncopera Walker, 1856

Oncopera Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1549 (key), 1558; TS: Oncopera intricata Walker
Oncoptera Meyrick, 1890; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) 4 (4): 1118 (key), 1124 (repl. Oncopera Walker, 1856); TS: Oncopera intricata Walker
- = Oncopera; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 855 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 156
Paroncopera Tindale, 1933; Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 15; TS: Oncoptera mitocera Turner
- = Oncopera; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 855 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 156

Onchopera[sic, Oncopera]; Birket-Smith, 1974
Onchoptera[sic, Oncopera]; Birket-Smith, 1974
Oncopera; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Oncopera (Hepialidae); Tindale, 1933, Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 13; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 855 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 156
Oncoptera; [NHM-BMW]
Paroncopera; [NHM-BMW]

Oncopera intricata Walker, 1856 Tasmania, ...
- Oncopera intricata Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1559; TL: Tasmania
- Oncopera intricata; Tindale, 1933, Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 18; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 855 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 158; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
Oncopera fasciculatus (Walker, 1869) Australia. See [maps]
- Hepialus fasciculatus Walker, 1869; Characters undescr. Lepid. Heterocera: 68; TL: Australia
- Oncopera fasciculata; Tindale, 1933, Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 21
- Oncopera fasciculatus; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 855 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 157; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
- faciulata[sic, fasciculatus]; D'Abrera, 1974
Larva on Medicago sativa, Trifolium spp., Dactylis glemerata Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 157
Oncopera rufobrunnea Tindale, 1933 New South Wales, Tasmania. See [maps]
- Oncopera rufobrunnea Tindale, 1933; Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 23; TL: New South Wales, Lee Creek
- Oncopera rufobrunnea; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 855 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 159; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
Larva on Poaceae , Fragaria sp. Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 159
Oncopera intricoides Tindale, 1933 Australia (Victoria). See [maps]
- Oncopera intricoides Tindale, 1933; Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 25; TL: Victoria, Moe
- Oncopera intricoides; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 855 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 158; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
Oncopera alpina Tindale, 1933 New South Wales. See [maps]
- Oncopera alpina Tindale, 1933; Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 27; TL: New South Wales, Mt Kosciusco
- Oncopera alpina f. nebulosa Tindale, 1933; Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 28; TL: New South Wales, Mt Kosciusco
  - = ; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 855 (list)
- Oncopera alpina nebulosa; [LepIndex]
- Oncopera alpina; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 855 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 156; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
Larva on Poa sp. Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 156
Oncopera alboguttata Tindale, 1933 Australia. See [maps]
- Oncopera (Paroncopera) alboguttata Tindale, 1933; Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 30; TL: Australia, New South Wales, Killara
- Oncopera alboguttata; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 856 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 156; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
Larva on Poaceae Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 156
Oncopera tindalei Common, 1966 Australia. See [maps]
- Oncopera tindalei Common, 1966; J. ent. Soc. Qd. 5: 18; TL: Guyra, New South Wales
- Oncopera tindalei; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 856 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 159; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Poaceae Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 159
Oncopera brunneata Tindale, 1933 Australia. See [maps]
- Oncopera (Paroncopera) brunneata Tindale, 1933; Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 33; TL: New South Wales, Mt Wilson
- Oncopera brunneata; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 856 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 157; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
Oncopera brachyphylla Turner, 1925 Queensland. See [maps]
- Oncopera brachyphylla Turner, 1925; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 50: 272, pl. 32, f. 3; TL: N.Queensland, Evelyn Scrub nr Herberten
- Oncopera (Paroncopera) brachyphylla; Tindale, 1933, Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 34
- Oncopera brachyphylla; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 856 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 156; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
Larva on Desmodium intortum, Panicum maximum, Pennisetum clandestinum, Setaria anceps Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 156
Oncopera parva Tindale, 1933 Australia. See [maps]
- Oncopera (Paroncopera) parva Tindale, 1933; Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 36; TL: Queensland, Cairns
- Oncopera (Paroncopera) argentata Tindale, 1933; Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 38; TL: Queensland, Cairns
  - = ; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 856 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 159
- Oncopera parva; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 856 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 159; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
Oncopera epargyra Turner, 1925 Queensland. See [maps]
- Oncopera epargyra Turner, 1925; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 50: 273, pl. 32, f. 4; TL: Queensland, National Park, 3000ft
- Oncopera (Paroncopera) epargyra; Tindale, 1933, Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 39
- Oncopera epargyra; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 856 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 157; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Oncopera mitocera (Turner, 1911) Australia. See [maps]
- Oncoptera mitocera Turner, 1911; Ann. Qd Mus. 10: 132; TL: Australia
- Oncopera mitocera ab. lineata Aurivillius, 1920; Ark. Zool. 13 (2): 43
  - = ; Tindale, 1933, Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 40; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 856 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 158
- Oncopera mitocera ab. suffusa Aurivillius, 1920; Ark. Zool. 13 (2): 43
  - = ; Tindale, 1933, Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 40; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 856 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 158
- Oncopera mitocera ab. vittata Aurivillius, 1920; Ark. Zool. 13 (2): 43
  - = ; Tindale, 1933, Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 40; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 856 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 158
- Oncopera mitocera ab. turneri Pfitzner, 1933; Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 832
- Oncopera (Paroncopera) mitocera; Tindale, 1933, Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1): 40
- Oncopera mitocera; [AUCL]; Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000, J. Nat. Hist. 34: 856 (list); Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 158; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
Larva on Chloris gayana, Panicum maximum, Paspalum sp., Pennisetum clandestinum, Saccharum sp. Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 159
Oncopera commoni Simonsen, 2018 New South Wales. See [maps]
- Oncopera commoni Simonsen, 2018; Monogr. Austr. Lepid. 12: 108; TL: Australia, New South Wales, Rockley
- Oncopera commoni; Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023, ZooNova 28: 157; [iNaturalist]

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References:

[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[Don Herbison-Evans] and Stella A. Crossley
Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1920
Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia. 1910-1913. 21. Macrolepidoptera Ark. Zool. 13 (2) : 1-44, pl. 1
Common, 1966
A new species of Oncopera (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) from New South Wales, with taxonomic notes on the genus J. ent. Soc. Qd. 5 : 18-28
Turner in Eyer & Turner, 1925
The australian species of Oncopera (Hepialidae, Lepidoptera) Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 50 : 272-274, pl. 32
Grehan, Mielke, Turner & Nielsen, 2023
A revised world catalogue of Ghost Moths (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) with taxonomic and biological annotations ZooNova 28 : 1-337
Meyrick, 1890
Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. III Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) 4 (4) : 1117-1216
[AUCL]; Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996
Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia Monogr. Aust. Lepid. 4: 1-529
Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000
Ghostmoths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia J. Nat. Hist. 34 : 823-878
Pfitzner in Seitz, 1933
Die Indo-Australischen Spinner und Schwärmer Gross-Schmett. Erde 10 : 1-909, pl. 1-100
Simonsen, 2018
Splendid ghost moths and their allies. A revision of Australian Abantiades, Oncopera, Aenetus and Zelotypia Monogr. Austr. Lepid. 12 : 1-312
Tindale, 1933
Revision of the Australian Ghost Moths (Lepidoptera Homoneura, Family Hepialidae) Pt. II Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 5 (1) : 13-43
Turner, 1911
Studies in Australian Lepidoptera Ann. Qd Mus. 10 : 59-135
Walker, 1856
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 583-775 (1855), 4: 777-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)

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