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

Asterivora lampadias (A Metalmark moth)

Asthenoptycha (genus) (a Tortrix moth)

Asthenoptycha sp ANIC2 sp nov B (Asthenoptycha sp ANIC2 sp nov B)

Asthenoptycha sphaltica and nearby species

Astrapometis saburalis (A Pyralid moth (Epipaschiinae))

Asura (genus) (a Tiger moth)

Asura bipars (Asura bipars)

Asura cervicalis (Spotted Lichen Moth)

Asura compsodes (A Lichen moth (Arctiinae, Erebidae)

Asura lydia (Lydia Lichen Moth)

Full hindwing

Male

Atalopsis heniocha (A concealer moth)

Ategumia adipalis (Spilomelinae)

Atelosticha phaedrella (Wingia group)

Atheropla crocea (A Concealer Moth)

Atheropla decaspila (A concealer moth)

Atheropla psammodes (A Concealer moth (Eulechria group))

Athetis tenuis (Plain Tenuis Moth)

Atteva niphocosma (An Ermine moth)

Australiopalpa sp. (Australiopalpa sp.)

Australothis rubrescens (Indian Weed Caterpillar)

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