Moth (Lepidoptera) field guide


Useful references:

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



Page 81 of 137

2,740

Maliattha amorpha (Brown Bar Moth)

Maliattha ritsemae (A Noctuid moth (Acontiinae)

Maliattha signifera (A Noctuid moth (Acontinae)

ALA Image

Mamestra dictyota (Well-marked Armyworm)

Manulea replana (Lichen-eating Caterpillar)

Margarosticha (genus) (A Crambid moth (Acentropinae)

Margarosticha repetitalis (A Crambid moth (Acentropinae)

Margarosticha sp. ANIC1 (BOLD) (A Crambid moth (Acentropinae)

Maroga melanostigma (Pecan Stem Girdler)

Maruca vitrata (Beanpod Borer)

Mataeomera coccophaga (Brown Scale-moth)

Mataeomera dubia (Variable Scale-moth)

Mataeomera ligata (Black-tipped Scale-moth)

Mataeomera mesotaenia (Large Scale Moth)

Maxates (genus) (An Emerald moth)

Maxates calaina (Neat-angled Emerald)

Maxates centrophylla (Green-spotted Angled Emerald)

Mecodina praecipua (An Erebid moth (Catacolini)

Mecytha fasciata (Macadamia Cup Moth)

1  «  76  77  78  79  80  81  82  83  84  85  86  »  137 

827,612 sightings of 22,685 species from 14,283 members
CCA 3.0 | privacy
NatureMapr is developed by at3am IT Pty Ltd and is proudly Australian made