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

Euchaetis rufogrisea (Wingia Group)

Eucyclodes buprestaria (Bordered Emerald)

Eucyclodes insperata (Lacy Emerald)

Paul Whitington, Wonboyn male

Paul Whitington, Wonboyn male

Paul Whitington, Wonboyn larva

Eucyclodes metaspila (Inscribed Emerald)

Eucyclodes pieroides (Wattle Bizarre Looper)

Eucymatoge peplodes (Peplodes Carpet)

Eucymatoge scotodes (Eucymatoge scotodes)

Eudaimonisma batchelorella (Spilomelinae)

Eudesmeola lawsoni (Lawson's Night Moth)

Underside

Eudocima fullonia (Fruit Piercing Moth)

Eudonia anthracias (A Crambid moth (Scopariinae))

Eudonia aphrodes (A Crambid moth)

Eudonia cleodoralis (A Crambid moth)

Eudonia epicryma (A Crambid moth (Spilomelinae))

Eudonia protorthra (A Scopariine moth)

Eulechria (genus) (A Concealer moth (Eulechria group))

Eulechria basiplaga (A Concealer moth (Eulechria group))

Eulechria chrysozona (A Concealer moth)

Eulechria contentella (A concealer moth)

Eulechria convictella (Eulechria convictella)

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