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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Pingasa chlora (White Looper Moth, Flower-eating Caterpillar)

Placocosma hephaestea (A Concealer moth)

Placocosma resumptella (A Concealer moth (Wingia group))

Planolocha sp.(1) (MoV. Pt, 7) (A Geometer moth (Lithinini)

Platagarista macleayi (Macleay's Day-Moth)

Platyptilia isodactylus (Hoary Plume Moth)

Plectobela (genus) (A Concealer moth (Wingia Group))

Plectobela undescribed species (A concealer moth (Wingia group))

Plectoneura argostola (A Geometer moth (Cassymini)

Plectophila pyrgodes (A Xyloryctid moth (Xyloryctidae))

Pleuroptya balteata (A Crambid moth)

Plutella (genus) (Plutella Moths)

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