Moth (Lepidoptera) field guide

Useful references:

• CSIRO's Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) - Australian Moths Online
• Don Herbison-Evans web pages:
  • Moths of Australia
  • Australian caterpillars and their butterflies and moths

In the notes provided about individual species, semi-technical terms are sometimes used.  They are briely explained below.

Labial palpi.  These are paired appendages extending from the lower part of the head, on either side of the proboscis.  They provide important information about the family of the moth.

Parts of a moth’s wing:

  Costa:  The leading edge of the wing

  Inner margin:  The trailing edge of the wing

  Termen:  The outer margin of the wing, connecting the costa to the inner margin

  Apex:  The leading tip of the wing, where the costa and termen meet

  Tornus:   The trailing corner of the wing, where the termen and inner margin meet

  Cilia.  Long hairy scales along an edge of the wing

Holocola deloschema (A Leafroller Moth)

Holocola honesta (A Tortricid moth (Eucosmini)

Holocola phaeoscia (Olethreutinae)

Holocola thalassinana (A Leafroller Moth)

Holocola triangulana (A Tortricid Moth)

Homoeosoma vagella (Macadamia Flower Caterpillar)

Hoplomorpha camelaea (A Concealer moth)

Hoplophanes aerodes (Heliozelidae)

Hoplostega ochroma (a Eulechria Group moth)

Hyalarcta huebneri (Leafy Case Moth)

Hyalarcta nigrescens (Ribbed Case Moth)

Hygraula nitens (Pond Moth)

Hylaeora caustopis (Great Rough-head)

Hylaeora dilucida (Ochre Rough-head)

Hylaeora eucalypti (Gum Rough-head)

Hyles livornicoides (Australian Striped hawk Moth)

Hypatima (genus) (Genus)

Hypatima harpophora (A Gelechioid moth (Chelariinae))

Hypeninae (subfamily) (Snout Moth)

Hypeninae sp. (3) (MoV Part8) (Erebidae (Hypeninae)) (An Erebid moth (Hypeninae)

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