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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Xanthorhoe vacuaria (Vacuaria Carpet)

Xanthorhoe xanthospila (Yellow-spotted Carpet)

Xanthorhoe xerodes (Xerodes Carpet)

Xylorycta (genus) (A concealer moth)

Xylorycta argentella (A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae))

Xylorycta assimilis (A Xyloryctid moth)

Xylorycta austera (Xyloryctinae)

Xylorycta calligramma (A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae)

Xylorycta luteotactella (A Gelechioid moth)

Xylorycta melaleucae (Melaleuca Xylorycta)

Xylorycta parabolella (A Xyloryctid moth (Xyloryctidae))

Xylorycta placidella (Xylorycta placidella)

Yponomeuta paurodes (An Ermine moth (Yponomeutidae))

Zaphanaula hemileuca (A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae))

Zapyrastra sp. (Zapyrastra sp.)

Zauclophora procellosa (A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae))

Zelleria cynetica (Rectangular Ermine Moth)

Zelleria sp. (Yponomeutidae)

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