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

Hednota relatalis (A Crambid moth)

Hednota species near grammellus (Pyralid or snout moth)

Helicoverpa (genus) (A bollworm)

Helicoverpa armigera (Cotton bollworm, Corn earworm)

Helicoverpa prepodes (A Noctuid moth (Heliothinae))

Helicoverpa punctigera (Native Budworm)

Heliocausta (genus) (Heliocausta sp.)

Heliocausta undescribed species (A concealer moth)

Heliocheilus (genus) (Heliothine moths)

Heliocheilus cramboides (Whitebar Grass Moth)

Heliocheilus moribunda (A Noctuid moth)

Heliocheilus pallida (Heliocheilus pallida)

Heliocosma (genus - immature) (A tortrix or leafroller moth)

Heliocosma (genus) (A Tortricid moth)

Heliocosma argyroleuca (A tortrix or leafroller moth)

Heliocosma incongruana (A Tortricid moth)

Heliocosma melanotypa (A tortrix or leafroller moth)

Heliomystis electrica (Electric Moth)

Heliosia (genus) (A Tiger moth)

Heliosia jucunda (Heliosia jucunda)

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