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

Acmosara (genus) (A Tortricid moth (Tortricinae))

Acmosara polyxena (Heliocosma Group)

Acmotoma magniferella (Acmotoma magniferella)

Acmotoma sp. (Acmotoma sp.)

Acodia pauper (A Geometer moth (Larentiinae))

Acodia undescribed species (A Geometer moth)

Acolasta scolia (Acolasta scolia)

Acolasta sp. (Acolasta sp.)

Acontia clerana (White Shoulder)

Acontia detrita (Marbled Shoulder)

Acontia elaeoa (An Erebid moth (Boletobiinae))

Acontia nivipicta (Acontia nivipicta)

Acontiinae provisional species 1

Acosmeryx anceus (Acosmeryx anceus)

Acosmeryx cinnamomea (Macroglossinae)

Acrapex albicostata (Dark-streaked Moth)

Acrapex exsanguis (A noctuid moth)

Acrocercops alysidota (Wattle Miner)

Acrocercops axinophora (Gracillariidae)

Acrocercops irrorata (A Leaf Miner (Gracillariidae))

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