Moths (Lepidoptera)

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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

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

Featured sightings

Mochlotona phasmatias (Draped Geometrid) by Aussiegall

Oncopera (genus) (A Bardie moth) at Mittagong, NSW - 3 Jan 2025 by Span102

$Ectropis fractaria (Ringed Bark Moth) at Penrose, NSW - 24 Nov 2024 by Aussiegall$

Ericeia sobria (A Noctuid moth (Eribidae)) by Aussiegall

Lepidoscia lainodes (A Case moth (Psychidae)) at Braemar, NSW - 19 Jul 2024 by Curiosity

Chelepteryx chalepteryx (White-stemmed Wattle Moth) at Penrose - 22 May 2022 by Aussiegall

Epicoma (genus) at Penrose - 28 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall

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Discussion

ibaird wrote:

27 min ago

The association with the Coast Banksia (B. integrifolia) is certainly indicative of the species, although the colouration is very grey compared to most brownish and better marked examples online, although LBH does shows a greyish photo of the species.

Acmotoma magniferella

ibaird wrote:

50 min ago

Possibly L. euryptera?

Lepidoscia (genus) ADULT

Jennybach wrote:

3 hrs ago

Please note that according to my mother who poked at it, it’s not alive and healthy.

Leptocneria reducta

ibaird wrote:

6 hrs ago

Achyra (genus)?

Achyra affinitalis

ibaird wrote:

7 hrs ago

Perhaps D. balteata, but we cannot see the distinctive hindwing or abdomen, although there are suggestive tufts showing. However, I've found no photos from life available online to compare this photo with.

Stathmopodidae (family)