Moths (Lepidoptera)


Useful references:

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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kasiaaus wrote:
3 hrs ago
It looks to me like an Ardozyga sp. but I have not been able to match it.

Unverified Curved-horn moth (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)
Mike wrote:
Yesterday
Larvae never hatched from eggs. However, I have checked after seeing similar photo in Horne and Crawford "Backyard Insects", and found that tiny wasps had emerged, https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4667704.

Mnesampela privata
HelenCross wrote:
Yesterday
Beautiful!

Donuca orbigera
WendyEM wrote:
Yesterday
Some of the variants of Xylorycta apheles look pretty close.
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=371003

Xylorycta (genus)
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