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

Oecophoridae provisional group 5

Oecophoridae provisional species 1

Oecophoridae provisional species 11

Oecophoridae provisional species 2

Oecophoridae provisional species 8

Oenochroa and Artiastis (genera)

Oenochroa dinosema (A Concealer moth)

Oenochroa lactella (A Concealer moth)

Oenochroa ochrosoma (A Concealer moth (Oecophoridae))

Oenochroma orthodesma (Oenochroma orthodesma)

ALA Image

Oenochroma pallida (Pale Wine Moth)

Oenochroma privata (A Geometer moth (Oenochrominae))

Oenochroma subustaria (Grey Wine Moth)

Underside

Oenochroma turneri (Turners Wine Moth)

Oenochroma vetustaria (Ribbed Vine Moth)

Oenochroma vinaria (Pink-bellied Moth, Hakea Wine Moth)

Oenogenes fugalis (A Pyralid moth)

Oenosandra boisduvalii (Boisduval's Autumn Moth)

Male

Female

Male on the left female on the right.

Ogmograptis (genus) (Scribbly Gum Moth)

Ogmograptis pilularis (Ogmograptis pilularis)

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