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A usefull reference is CSIRO's Australian Moths Online, provided through the Atlas of Living Australia. You can use it to search for and investigate moth species:

http://www1.ala.org.au/gallery2/main.php

Another good reference is Butterfly House, which gives all the Australian Moth families:

http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/moths.html

 

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Swift and Ghost moth (Hepialidae) Abantiades hyalinatus

Abantiades hyalinatus Photo ALA cc
Abantiades hyalinatus Wonboyn, NSW
Abantiades hyalinatus road to Baycliff, Wonboyn, NSW
Abantiades hyalinatus
Abantiades hyalinatus
Abantiades hyalinatus

Swift and Ghost moth (Hepialidae) Abantiades labyrinthicus (Swift Moth)

Abantiades labyrinthicus
Abantiades labyrinthicus
Abantiades labyrinthicus
Abantiades labyrinthicus
Abantiades labyrinthicus
Abantiades labyrinthicus

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Pyralid or Snout Moth (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Achyra affinitalis (Achyra affinitalis)

Achyra affinitalis
Achyra affinitalis
Achyra affinitalis
Achyra affinitalis

Noctuid moth (Noctuidae & Erebidae) Agrotis porphyricollis (Variable Cutworm)

Agrotis porphyricollis Female
Agrotis porphyricollis Male
Agrotis porphyricollis Male on left, female on right
Agrotis porphyricollis
Agrotis porphyricollis
Agrotis porphyricollis

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Tiger moth (Arctiidae & Aganaidae) Amata sp. (genus) (A Tiger Moth)

Amata sp. (genus)
Amata sp. (genus)

Tiger moth (Arctiidae & Aganaidae) Asura cervicalis (Asura cervicalis)

Asura cervicalis Photo Donald Hobern (ALA)
Asura cervicalis photo RnD Wimbush
Asura cervicalis photo RnD Wimbush
Asura cervicalis
Asura cervicalis
Asura cervicalis

Concealer moth (Oecophoridae) Barea confusella (A Concealer moth)

Barea confusella
Barea confusella

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Anthelid moth (Anthelidae) Chelepteryx chalepteryx (Chelepteryx chalepteryx)

Chelepteryx chalepteryx Wonboyn, female
Chelepteryx chalepteryx Max Campbell, Brogo
Chelepteryx chalepteryx DonneMunn, Tura Beach
Chelepteryx chalepteryx
Chelepteryx chalepteryx
Chelepteryx chalepteryx

Anthelid moth (Anthelidae) Chelepteryx collesi (White-stemmed Gum Moth)

Chelepteryx collesi Wonboyn, male
Chelepteryx collesi Christina Potts, Mystery Bay
Chelepteryx collesi Wonboyn, female
Chelepteryx collesi
Chelepteryx collesi
Chelepteryx collesi

Geometer moth (Geometridae) Chlorocoma dichloraria (Doubled-fringed or Guenee's Emerald)

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Geometer moth (Geometridae) Circopetes obtusata (Grey Twisted Moth)

Circopetes obtusata Ascher, Akolele
Circopetes obtusata Ascher. Akolele
Circopetes obtusata
Circopetes obtusata

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Hawk moth (Sphingidae) Coequosa triangularis (Double-headed Hawk Moth)

Coequosa triangularis Kerri-Lee Harris, Wonboyn
Coequosa triangularis Kerri-Lee Harris, Wonboyn
Coequosa triangularis Kerri-Lee Harris, Wonboyn
Coequosa triangularis
Coequosa triangularis
Coequosa triangularis

Noctuid moth (Noctuidae & Erebidae) Cruria synopla

Cruria synopla Barraga Bay
Cruria synopla

Pyralid or Snout Moth (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Culladia cuneiferellus (Culladia cuneiferellus)

Culladia cuneiferellus ALA image
Culladia cuneiferellus

Noctuid moth (Noctuidae & Erebidae) Dasypodia selenophora (Granny Moth or Southern Old Lady Moth)

Dasypodia selenophora Image by Christina Potts at Corunna
Dasypodia selenophora Max Campbell, Brogo
Dasypodia selenophora Max Campbell, Brogo
Dasypodia selenophora
Dasypodia selenophora
Dasypodia selenophora

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Other moth Doratifera quadriguttata (Four-spotted Cup Moth)

Doratifera quadriguttata
Doratifera quadriguttata
Doratifera quadriguttata
Doratifera quadriguttata
Doratifera quadriguttata
Doratifera quadriguttata

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Swift and Ghost moth (Hepialidae) Elhamma australasiae (Elhamma)

Elhamma australasiae
Elhamma australasiae
Elhamma australasiae
Elhamma australasiae
Elhamma australasiae
Elhamma australasiae

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Geometer moth (Geometridae) Epicyme rubropunctaria (Epicyme rubropunctaria)

Epicyme rubropunctaria ALA Image
Epicyme rubropunctaria

Geometer moth (Geometridae) Euphronarcha luxaria (Striated Bark Moth)

Euphronarcha luxaria
Euphronarcha luxaria
Euphronarcha luxaria
Euphronarcha luxaria
Euphronarcha luxaria
Euphronarcha luxaria

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Geometer moth (Geometridae) Gastrophora henricaria (Gastrophora henricaria)

Gastrophora henricaria ALA Image
Gastrophora henricaria Max Campbell, Brogo
Gastrophora henricaria Max Campbell, Brogo
Gastrophora henricaria
Gastrophora henricaria
Gastrophora henricaria

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