LACTURIDAE of Australia
Lactura Group
ZYGAENOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 7 June 2008)

These tropical species, with brightly coloured adult moths, have been previously been placed in other families by various authors, including PLUTELLIDAE, YPONOMEUTIDAE and HYPONOMEUTIDAE, although the group has not yet been properly reviewed. Here, following Nielsen et al., they are treated as a separate family. The 28 named Australian species that are placed in LACTURIDAE are:

Eustixis calliphylla
Eustixis caminaea

Eustixis erythocera
Eustixis erythractis

Eustixis laetifera
Eustixis leucophthalma

Eustixis mactata
Eustixis panopsia

Eustixis rubritexta
Eustixis sapotearum