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

Euphronarcha luxaria (Striated Bark Moth)

Male

Female

Male underside

Euprionocera geminipuncta (Twinspot Hornmoth)

Euproctis (genus) (A Tussock Moth)

ALA Image

Max Campbell, Brogo

Euproctis baliolalis (Browntail Gum Moth)

Euproctis crocea (Euproctis crocea)

Euproctis edwardsii (Mistletoe Browntail Moth)

Euproctis galactopis (A Tussock Moth (Lymantriinae))

Euproctis limbalis (Euproctis limbalis)

Euproctis lucifuga (A Tussock Moth (Lymantriinae))

Euproctis lutea (Lyantriinae)

Euproctis marginalis (Margined Browntail Moth)

Female

Male

Euproctis panabra (Euproctis panabra)

Eupselia (genus) (A Gelechioid moth (Hypertrophidae))

Eupselia anommata (A Gelechioid moth (Hypertrophidae))

Eupselia aristonica (A Twig Moth)

Eupselia axiepaena (A Twig moth)

Eupselia beatella (Hypertrophidae)

Eupselia beltera (A Gelechioid moth)

Eupselia carpocapsella (Common Eupselia Moth)

Eupselia holoxantha (Hypertrophidae)

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