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 95 of 137

2,729

Orthaga seminivea (A Pyralid moth (Epipaschinae)

Orthaga sp near seminivea (A Pyralid moth (Epipaschinae)

Orthaga thyrisalis (Teatree Web Moth)

Orthiastis hyperocha (A Concealer Moth (Wingia group))

Ortholomia moluccana (A Noctuid moth (Notodontidae))

Orthospila orissusalis (A Crambid moth (Spilomelinae)

Ostrinia furnacalis (Asian Corn Borer)

Otonoma anemois (A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae)

Oxycanus (genus) (Unidentified Oxycanus moths)

Oxycanus australis (Southern Oxycanus)

Oxycanus beltista (A Swift or Ghost Moth)

Oxycanus gelidus (A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepalidae)

Oxycanus lyelli (Lyell's Oxycanus)

Oxycanus rufescens (Dry-country Oxycanus)

Oxycanus stellans (Rosaceus Oxycanus)

1  «  90  91  92  93  94  95  96  97  98  99  100  »  137 

826,492 sightings of 22,660 species from 14,270 members
CCA 3.0 | privacy
NatureMapr is developed by at3am IT Pty Ltd and is proudly Australian made