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

Glyphipterix undescribed species nr isozela

Gnathifera eurybias (A Fringe-tufted Moth)

Gnathothlibus eras (Aussie White-brow Hawk Moth)

Gracillariidae (family) (A leafminer moth)

Gracillariidae undecribed species (Gracillariidae undecribed species)

Grammodes justa (Plain Box-Owlet)

Grammodes oculicola (Small-eyed Box-Owlet)

Grapholita molesta (Oriental Peach Moth)

Grapholita zapyrana (A tortrix moth)

Gynopteryx ada (Orange Point-moth)

Habrochlanis fragilis (Barea group)

Hadeninae sp. (subfamily) (Hadeninae sp. (subfamily))

Halone (genus) (A Tiger moth)

Halone consolatrix (Marbled Halone)

Halone coryphoea (Eastern Halone moth)

Halone pteridaula (a Lichen moth)

Halone sejuncta (Variable Halone)

Halone servilis (Grey Halone)

Halone sinuata (Rock Lichen Moth)

Haplodyta polybotrya (A Concealer moth)

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