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

Glyphipterix meteora (A Sedge Moth)

Glyphipterix palaeomorpha (A Gem moth (Gliphypterigidae))

Glyphipterix perimetalla (Five-bar Sedge-moth)

Glyphipterix phosphora (A sedge moth)

Glyphipterix platydisema (A Gem moth (Gliphypterigidae))

Glyphipterix undescribed species nr isozela

Glyphodes apiospila (Spilomelinae)

Glyphodes cosmarcha (Spilomelinae)

Glyphodes microta (A Crambid moth)

Gnathifera eurybias (A Fringe-tufted Moth)

Gnathothlibus eras (Aussie White-brow Hawk Moth)

Goniocraspedon mistura (A Noctuid moth (Eribidae))

Gonodontis orthotoma (A Geometer moth (Ennominae))

Gracillariidae (family) (A leafminer moth)

Gracillariidae undecribed species (Gracillariidae undecribed species)

Grammodes (genus) (An Owlet moth (Erebidae))

Grammodes justa (Plain Box-Owlet)

Grammodes ocellata (Large-eyed Box-Owlet)

Grammodes oculicola (Small-eyed Box-Owlet)

Grapholita molesta (Oriental Peach Moth)

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