Moth (Lepidoptera) field guide


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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Tritymba acrospila (Tritymba acrospila)

Tritymba pamphaea (Tritymba pamphaea)

Turneriprocris dolens (A Zygaenid moth)

Tymbophora peltastis (A Xyloryctid moth (Xyloryctidae))

Ubida ramostriellus (A Pyralid moth (Crambinae)

Unnamed genus and species (A Timber moth (subfamily Xyloryctidae))

Unplaced arachnitis (Small Fine-lined Carpet)

Unplaced asthenopa (Unplaced asthenopa)

Unplaced biplaga (Acute Point Moth)

Unplaced desumpta (Unplaced desumpta)

Unplaced eucometis (A Pyralid moth (Phyccitinae))

Unplaced exesaria (Spotted Bark Moth)

Unplaced glaucochroa (An Erebid moth (Boletobinae)

Unplaced hedychroa (A Noctuid moth (Acontiinae)

Unplaced leucoplecta (Intricate Bark Moth)

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