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

Garrha ocellifera (A concealer moth)

Garrha paraderces (Wingia group)

Garrha phoenopis (Garrha phoenopis)

Garrha platyporphyra (A Concealer moth (Wingia Group))

Garrha pudica (Modest Dullmoth)

Garrha repandula (a Concealer Moth)

Garrha rubella (A Concealer moth)

Garrha sincerella (Garrha sincerella)

Gastrina cristaria (Wave-lined Geometrid)

Female

Male

Male

Gastrinodes argoplaca (Cryptic Bark Moth)

Male

Female

Male underside

Gastrinodes bitaeniaria (Buff Bark Moth)

Gastrinopa xylistis (Wood-grain Geometrid)

Gastrophora henricaria (Fallen-bark Looper, Beautiful Leaf Moth)

Male

Male

Female

Gauna aegusalis (Pyraline moth)

Gelechiidae (family)

Gelechioidea (superfamily) (Unidentified Gelechioid moth)

Genduara acedesta (Painted Clear Winged Snout Moth)

Genduara punctigera (Spotted Clear Winged Snout Moth)

Female

Male

Female

Genduara subnotata (Clear Winged Snout Moth)

larva

Female

Female underside of forewing.

Geometridae (family) (Unidentified geometer or looper moths)

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