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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Discussion

RAllen wrote:

7 min ago

I recently got an underwing shot of Dichromodes confluaria. See sighting 4718849 has upper and underside images. Confirms this as Dichromodes confluaria.

Hypodoxa muscosaria

WendyEM wrote:

4 hrs ago

Unfortunately the picture has not attached to the file. Please try to download the picture again.

Unverified Moth (Lepidoptera)

WendyEM wrote:

4 hrs ago

Hednota urithrepta
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=362981

Hednota (genus)

Christine wrote:

5 hrs ago

Is this a poisonous caterpillar? Did it irritate your skin?

Doratifera quadriguttata

WendyEM wrote:

Yesterday

Maybe it is Labdia sp. ANIC5 ?
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=372815
Labdia argophracta, I realise now, has a longer white stripe along the inner margin.
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=372900
Sorry about delay with this. I wrote it before your comments but my internet went off-line due to heat, until late tonight.

Elachista flammula