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

Amata chromatica (A Handmaiden moth (Ctenuchini))

Amata nigriceps (A Handmaiden moth)

Photo RL (ALA)

Amata nr aperta (Pale Spotted Tiger Moth)

Amelora (genus) (Nacophorini)

photo ALA cc

Amelora arotraea (Diptychini, Ennominae)

Amelora camptodes (Hooked Cape-moth)

Amelora demistis (Pointed Cape-moth)

Amelora goniota (Flecked Cape-moth)

Amelora leucaniata (Striped Cape-moth)

Amelora mesocapna (A Geometer moth)

Amelora oncerodes (Rounded Cape-moth)

Amelora oritropha (Alpine Striped Cape-moth)

Amelora undescribed species (A Geometrid moth)

Amerila crokeri (Croker's Frother)

Amphiclasta lygaea (Ragged Geometrid)

Anachloris subochraria (Golden Grass Carpet)

Female

Male

Male underside

Anachloris uncinata (Hook-winged Carpet)

Analytarcha colleta (Tineid moth (Myrmecozelinae)

Anaptilora (genus) (A Concealer moth (Autostichinae))

Anarsia (genus) (A Gelechioid moth)

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