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

Fascionycta fasciata (Acronictinae Moth)

Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm)

Fisera (genus) (Unidentified Fisera moths)

Fisera belidearia (Two-toned Crest-moth)

Fisera bradymorpha (Fisera bradymorpha)

Fisera eribola (Orange-hooded Crest-moth)

Fisera hypoleuca (Diptychini , Ennominae)

Fisera perplexata (Light-tan Crest-moth)

Fisera sp nr eribola (Geometer moth)

Fisera undescribed species nr belidearia

Fodina ostorius (Fodina ostorius)

Fraus (genus) (A swift or ghost moth)

Fraus crocea (Pink Fraus)

Fraus fusca (Mountain Fraus)

Fraus polyspila (Chequered Fraus)

Fraus pteromela (Stripey Fraus)

Fraus simulans (Varied Fraus Moth)

Furcatrox (genus) (A Cape-moth)

Furcatrox procera (Ochre-rimmed Cape-moth)

Furcatrox sp. (Furcatrox sp.)

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