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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Pholodes sinistraria (Sinister or Frilled Bark Moth)
Phrissogonus laticostata (Apple looper moth)
Plesanemma fucata (Lemon Gum Moth)
Pollanisus (genus) (A Forester Moth)
Pollanisus subdolosa or other (A Forester moth)
Porela delineata (Lined Porela)
Prasinocyma semicrocea (Common Gum Emerald moth)
Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta (Blood-spotted Noctuid)
Psalidostetha banksiae (Banksia Moth)
Psilogramma casuarinae (Privet Hawk Moth)
Psilosticha absorpta (Fine-waved Bark Moth)
Psychidae - IMMATURE larvae (A Case moth (Psychidae))
Pterophoridae (family) (A Plume Moth)
Rhuma (genus) (A Geometer moth)
Scioglyptis chionomera (Grey Patch Bark Moth)
Scopula optivata (Varied Wave)
Scopula perlata (Cream Wave)
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth)
Sinpunctiptilia emissalis (Speedwell Pterror)
Spectrotrota fimbrialis (A Pyralid moth)
