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

Epicyrtica docima (Calpinae, Erebidae)

Epicyrtica leucostigma (Dark-crescent Double-spot, Calpinae)

Epicyrtica lichenophora (Lichen Double-spot)

Epicyrtica undescribed species nr lichenophora

Epidesmia (genus) (Epidesmia moth)

Epidesmia chilonaria (Golden-winged Epidesmia)

Epidesmia hypenaria (Long-nosed Epidesmia)

Epidesmia perfabricata (Grey Epidesmia)

Epidesmia tryxaria (Neat Epidesmia)

Epipaschiinae (Subfamily of Pyralidae)

Epipaschiinae (subfamily) (A Pyralid moth)

Epipaschiinae immature unidentifiedspecies (subfamily)

Epiphyas (genus) (A Tortrid moth)

Epiphyas ashworthana (Ashworth's Tortrix)

Epiphyas asthenopis (A Tortricid moth)

Epiphyas aulacana (A Tortricid moth (Tortricinae))

Epiphyas caryotis (A Tortricid moth)

Epiphyas fabricata (Tortricinae)

Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth)

Epithetica typhoscia (Epithetica typhoscia)

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