Moths (Lepidoptera)

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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

Moths (Lepidoptera)

Anthelid moths (Anthelidae)

Case moths (Psychidae)

Concealer moths (Oecophoridae)

Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

Emperor moths (Saturniidae)

Geometer moths (Geometridae)

Hawk moths (Sphingidae)

Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)

Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)

Sun moths (Castniidae)

Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)

Tiger moths (Arctiinae)

Tortricid moths (Tortricidae)

Wood moths (Cossidae)

Other moths

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Discussion

ibaird wrote:

8 min ago

Ok, there seems to better seriesof these moths avaialable on iNaturalist now!

Doratifera quadriguttata

WendyEM wrote:

8 Jan 2026

Holocola ?

Holocola (genus)

ibaird wrote:

8 Jan 2026

Possibly M. centrophylla although the wings seem plain?
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=519734

Maxates (genus)

ibaird wrote:

8 Jan 2026

A new species to be recorded on NatureMapr. Zodiac Moth, family Uraniidae. A tropical day moth fornd in North Queensland and the Northern Territory. Caterpillars fed on vines and trees in the plant family, Euphorbiaceae.

Alcides metaurus

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

6 Jan 2026

Looks like it

Holocola (genus)