 
  | Higher taxa: | Erebidae (family)/ Boletobiinae (subfamily)/ Araeopteronini (tribe)/ Araeopteron (genus)/ | 
| Status: | Accepted | 
| Authorship: | Hampson, 1893 | 
| Citation: | Araeopteron, n. g. | 
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Araeopteron pictale Hampson, 1893. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IX.—The Macrolepidoptera Heterocera of Ceylon: 33, 137; pl. 168, fig. 19. By monotypy. See World checklist in H. L. Han & V. S. Kononenko (2011: 26–29). | 
| Publication: | Hampson G. F. 1893b. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IX.—The Macrolepidoptera Heterocera of Ceylon. | 
| Journal: | — | 
| Volume: | 9 | 
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| Pagination: | 33, 136 | 
| URL: | https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23339853 | 
 
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                             
                                
                            | Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | Images | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araeopteron adeni Fibiger & Hacker, 2001 | Fibiger & Hacker, 2001 | species | Accepted | Araeopteron adeni | |
| Araeopteron alboniger Fibiger & Hacker, 2001 | Fibiger & Hacker, 2001 | species | Accepted | Araeopteron alboniger | |
| Araeopteron aulombardi Fibiger & Hacker, 2001 | Fibiger & Hacker, 2001 | species | Accepted | Araeopteron aulombardi | |
| Araeopteron canescens (Walker, 1866) | (Walker, 1866) | species | Accepted | Isopteryx canescens | |
| Araeopteron ecphaea (Hampson, 1914) | (Hampson, 1914) | species | Accepted | Araeoptera ecphaea | |
| Araeopteron favillalis (Walker, 1866) | (Walker, 1866) | species | Synonym | Isopteryx favillalis | |
| Araeopteron griseata Hampson, 1907 | Hampson, 1907 | species | Accepted | Araeopteron griseata | |
| Araeopteron legraini Bippus, 2018 | Bippus, 2018 | species | Accepted | Araeopteron legraini | |
| Araeopteron minimale Fryer, 1912 | Fryer, 1912 | species | Accepted | Araeopteron minimale | |
| Araeopteron obliquifascia (Joannis, 1910) | (Joannis, 1910) | species | Accepted | Araeoptera obliquifascia | |
| Araeopteron papaziani Guillermet, 2009 | Guillermet, 2009 | species | Accepted | Araeopteron papaziani | |
| Araeopteron rubicunditincta Strand, 1912 | Strand, 1912 | species | Misapplied | Araeopteron rubicunditincta | |
| Araeopteron schreieri Fibiger & Hacker, 2001 | Fibiger & Hacker, 2001 | species | Accepted | Araeopteron schreieri | |
| Araeopteron sterrhaoides (Fibiger & Hacker, 2001) | (Fibiger & Hacker, 2001) | species | Accepted | Araeopterella sterrhaoides | |
| Araeopteron yemeni Fibiger & Hacker, 2001 | Fibiger & Hacker, 2001 | species | Accepted | Araeopteron yemeni | 
| Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araeoptera Hampson, 1910 | Hampson, 1910 | genus | Synonym | |
| Araeopterella Fibiger & Hacker, 2001 | Fibiger & Hacker, 2001 | genus | Misapplied | |
| Araeopterum Hampson, 1895 | Hampson, 1895 | genus | Synonym | |
| Essonistis Meyrick, 1902 | Meyrick, 1902 | genus | Synonym | |
| Thelxinoa Turner, 1902 | Turner, 1902 | genus | Synonym |