Moth (Lepidoptera) field guide
Useful references:
- CSIRO's Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) - Australian Moths Online
- Don Herbison-Evans web pages:
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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Doratifera quadriguttata and casta (Four-spotted Cup Moth)
Ectropis excursaria (Common Bark Moth)
Ectropis fractaria (Ringed Bark Moth)
Elhamma australasiae (Elhamma)
Endotricha ignealis (A Pyralid moth (Endotrichinae))
Epicoma contristis (Yellow-spotted Epicoma Moth)
Epicoma melanospila (Black Spot Moth)
Epidesmia chilonaria (Golden-winged Epidesmia)
Epidesmia hypenaria (Long-nosed Epidesmia)
Epitymbia isoscelana (A Tortricid moth (Tortricinae))
Ericeia sobria (A Noctuid moth (Eribidae))
Eutrichopidia latinus (Yellow-banded Day-moth)
Grammodes oculicola (Small-eyed Box-Owlet)
Halone coryphoea (Eastern Halone moth)
Halone sejuncta (Variable Halone)
Hecatesia fenestrata (Common Whistling Moth)
Hednota species near grammellus (Pyralid or snout moth)
Helicoverpa (genus) (A bollworm)
Helicoverpa armigera (Cotton bollworm, Corn earworm)
