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Moths (Lepidoptera)

Moths (Lepidoptera)

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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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Moths (Lepidoptera)

Anthelid moths (Anthelidae)
Case moths (Psychidae)
Concealer moths (Oecophoridae)
Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)
Emperor moths (Saturniidae)
Geometer moths (Geometridae)
Hawk moths (Sphingidae)
Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)
Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)
Sun moths (Castniidae)
Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)
Tiger moths (Arctiinae)
Tortricid moths (Tortricidae)
Wood moths (Cossidae)
Other moths

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donhe wrote:
Yesterday
I understood that P. latifisella has a short dark arc extending from the forewing apex, which is absent on P. xiphostola.
Philobota xiphostola
WendyEM wrote:
Yesterday
Philobota xiphostola
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANIAD1245-11
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=472480
Philobota xiphostola
WendyEM wrote:
Yesterday
could be either H. punctigera or H. armigera
Helicoverpa (genus)
WendyEM wrote:
Yesterday
Moths of Victoria Part 4 (book) page 22-3 Image no. 5, 20
Dichromodes estigmaria
WendyEM wrote:
Yesterday
Heliocheilus cistella
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=200784
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=1200842
Leptocneria reducta

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