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

WendyEM wrote:

Yesterday

wing trailing edge see https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/266956552

Glyphipterix (genus)

WendyEM wrote:

Yesterday

Are you looking at the spider web?/hair? on moths LHS of head? Its antennae look just right to me. c.f.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/332539693
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=311409
wings mustard behind head, then white/shiny band across wings, then darker brown wing section with black spots with highlights, then another pale/spangly band
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICF623-10 shows striped abdomen. Some Glyphips have a striped abdomen but it is longer and thinner to my eye.

I think the fawn thing in foreground is a flower or some other plant debris

Glyphipterix (genus)

Illilanga wrote:

Yesterday

Thanks. Still learning how to tell the Agrotis apart! I did wonder if this one was a bit small to be infusa.

Agrotis munda

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

What about the apparent long antenna? The moth in the foreground? Does T. micalis have a trailing forewing edge like that?

Glyphipterix (genus)

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

Worn, bur A. munda I think,