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



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Pedois amaurophanes (A Gelechioid moth (Depressidae))

Pedois cosmopoda (Pedois cosmopoda)

Pedois humerana (A Gelechioid moth)

Pedois lewinella (Pedois lewinella)

Pelagodes veraria (A Geometer moth (Geometrinae))

Peraglyphis (genus) (A tortrix or leafroller moth)

Pericyma cruegeri (Poinciana Looper, Erebinae)

Periphoeba trepida (A Tortricid moth)

Periscepta polysticta (Spotted Day Moth)

Persectania (genus) (A Noctuid moth)

Persectania dyscrita (Inland Armyworm)

Persectania ewingii (Southern Armyworm)

Persicoptera aglaopa (A Pyralid Moth)

Persicoptera compsopa (A Pyralid moth (Pyralinae))

Perthida sp. (genus) (A Leaf Miner)

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