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

ibaird wrote:

1 hr ago

Variable, but seems to be a reasonable match comparing to the Bold (Hobern) images.

Unverified Concealer moth (Oecophoridae)

ibaird wrote:

1 hr ago

P, cinarea?

Porela (genus)

donhe wrote:

4 hrs ago

@Anna1941 : no photo ?

Unverified Moth (Lepidoptera)

donhe wrote:

5 hrs ago

The larvae of other Cossidae may also look like that. It needs to be reared to the adult to identify its species.

Endoxyla (genus)

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

While most other records of this species on the ALA aref rom Queensland, the ALA shows one other record of this species from the Kimberley region:-
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/afd6d33c-6723-4106-9b47-789089da5eb4

Tramindra rubra