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

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WendyEM wrote:

42 min ago

Shargacucullia lychnitis
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?page=2&taxon_id=483458
stunning larvae! There are moth shots if you look.

Unverified Noctuoid moth (except Arctiinae)

WendyEM wrote:

51 min ago

The other path is a species introduced to Australia (by CSIRO) for biological weed control. I have been chasing these up but not found reference to any Cuculliinae as yet.

Unverified Noctuoid moth (except Arctiinae)

WendyEM wrote:

1 hr ago

Statherotis pendulata
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=216662
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/699534-Statherotis-pendulata
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/5bd50d42-4180-4020-8a80-a16ab204e23f
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Statherotis_pendulata

Unverified Tortricid moth (Tortricidae)

donhe wrote:

2 hrs ago

Hope you can rear it, and that we are right !

Euproctis baliolalis

HelenCross wrote:

2 hrs ago

Amazing images Katarina!

Euproctis baliolalis