Moth (Lepidoptera) field guide

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

Stathmopoda megathyma (A concealer moth)

Stathmopoda melanochra (An Oecophorid moth (Eriococcus caterpillar))

Stathmopodidae (family) (A Concealer moth)

Stegasta variana (A curved-horn moth)

Stegommata sulfuratella (Banksia Leaf-Miner)

Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Plume Moth)

Stericta bryomima (A Pyralid moth)

Stericta carbonalis (Charcoal Pyralid)

Stericta concisella (A Pyralid moth (Epipaschiinae))

Stericta nephelodes (A Pyralid moth (Epipaschiinae)

Stericta orchidivora (A snout moth)

Sterictopsis sp. (A geometer moth)

Stibaroma (genus) (A Line moth)

Stibaroma melanotoxa (Grey-caped Line-moth)

Stibaroma undescribed species (A Line-moth)

Female

Male

Underside

Stibaroma undescribed species sp. (1) (MoV. Part 5) (A Line moth (Diptychini)

Stibaroma undescribed species sp.(2) (MoV, Part 5) (A Line-moth (Diptychini)

Stictochila (genus) (A Concealer moth (Wingia group)

Stictochila myriospila (A concealer moth (Wingia group))

Stictochila sarcoptera (Wingia group)

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