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

Nola vernalis (Dagger Tuft Moth)

Nolidae (family) (Unidentified nolid moths)

Nolinae immature moth (A Hatted moth)

Nomophila corticalis (A Snout Moth)

Notarcha aurolinealis (A Crambid moth (Spilomelinae))

Notocrambus cuprealis (Scopariinae)

Notodryas (genus) (A Concealer moth (Chezala group)

Notodryas vallata (Notodryas vallata)

Nyctemera (genus) (A Tiger moth (Arctiini))

Nyctemera amicus (Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth)

Nyctemera baulus (Asian Magpie Moth)

Nyctemera secundiana (Magpie Moth)

Nycteola polycyma (Double Paired-line Tuft Moth)

Nyctereutica melanophorella (Nyctereutica melanophorella)

Nyctereutica sp. (genus)

Ochrogaster lunifer (Bag-shelter moth)

Ochthophora sericina (Sarrothripinae, Nolidae)

Ocrasa acerasta (A Pyralid moth)

Ocrasa albidalis (A Pyralid moth)

Ocystola crystallina (A Concealer moth)

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