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

Cryptophasa (genus) (A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae)

Cryptophasa (genus) (A Timber moth (Xyloryctidae))

Cryptophasa albacosta (Small Fruit-tree Borer)

Harriet Scott

Cryptophasa balteata (Gum Tree Borer Moth)

Cryptophasa epadelpha (A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae))

Cryptophasa flavolineata (A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae))

Paul Whitington, Wonboyn

Paul Whitington, Wonboyn

Cryptophasa gypsomera (White Moth)

Cryptophasa irrorata (A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae))

Cryptophasa nigricincta (Xyloryctidae)

Cryptophasa pultenae (Xyloryctidae)

Cryptophasa rubescens (A Timber Moth)

Cryptophasa sp. nr balteata (A Gelechioid moth)

Cryptophasa tetrazona (A Xyloryctid moth)

Cryptophlebia ombrodelta (Litchi Fruit Moth)

Cryptoptila (genus) (A Totricid moth (Tortricini))

Cryptoptila australana (Elderberry Leaf Roller Moth)

Cryptoptila immersana (A Tortricid moth)

Female

Female

Male

Cryptothelea fuscescens (A Case moth (Psychidae))

Ctenomeristis almella (Almella Frass Moth)

Ctenoplusia limbirena (Scar Bank Gem)

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