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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Nolidae (family) (Unidentified nolid moths)

Notarcha aurolinealis (A Crambid moth (Spilomelinae))

Notodontidae Unverified IMMATURE (A Prominent moth (Notodontidae)

Notodryas (genus) (A Concealer moth (Chezala group)

Notodryas vallata (Notodryas vallata)

Nyctemera (genus) (A Tiger moth (Arctiini))

Nyctemera amicus (Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth)

Male
Larva
Underside

Nyctemera baulus (Asian Magpie Moth)

Nycteola polycyma (Double Paired-line Tuft Moth)

Nyctereutica melanophorella (Nyctereutica melanophorella)

Ochrogaster lunifer (Bag-shelter moth)

Ochthophora sericina (Sarrothripinae, Nolidae)

Ocrasa acerasta (A Pyralid moth)

Ocrasa albidalis (A Pyralid moth)

Ocystola crystallina (A Concealer moth)

Ocystola paulinella (A Concealer Moth)

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