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

Australothis rubrescens (Indian Weed Caterpillar)

Austrocaligula loranthi (Mistletoe Emperor Moth)

Austrocarea iocephala (Broad-headed Moth)

Austroterpna paratorna (Rounded Grey)

Austroterpna undescribed species (A Geometer moth)

Authaemon stenonipha (Pale-bordered Cape-moth)

Autoba abrupta (Acontiinae)

Autoba pectorora (Acontiinae)

Autoba versicolor (A Noctuid moth (Acontiinae subfamily0)

Avatha discolor (Dimorphic Statusmoth)

Axiocrita cataphanes (A Pyralid moth (Epipas\schiinae subfam.))

Axiocteta oenoplex (Erebinae)

Bactra (genus) (an Olethreutine moth)

Bactra blepharopis (Olethreutinae)

Bactra venosana (Nutgrass Borer (Olethreutinae))

Baeoptila oculalis (A Crambid Moth)

Baiocystis coniortia (Baiocystis coniortia)

Balanomis encyclia (Balanomis encyclia)

Balantiucha cyclocrossa (An Uraniid moth (Eplipleminae))

Balantiucha decorata (Other moths (Uraniiadae family))

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