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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Calathusa hypotherma (Calathusa hypotherma)

Calathusa ischnodes (An Erebid moth)

Calathusa mesospila (Spotted Calathusa)

Calcarifera ordinata (Wattle Cup Caterpillar (Limacodidae)

Calguia defiguralis (Small Tabby, Phycitinae)

Callionyma sarcodes (A Galleriinae moth)

Calliteara (genus) (A Tussock Moth (Lymantriinae))

Calliteara pura (Perfect Tussock Moth)

Callithauma callianthes (A concealer moth)

Callizyga dispar (Hypertrophidae)

Callopistria rivularis (Coastal Fern Moth)

Camptomastix hisbonalis (A Crambid moth (Spilomelinae))

Canuza euspilella (A Crambid moth)

Capua (genus) (A Tortricid moth (Tortricinae))

Capua dura (A Tortricid moth)

Capua intractana (A Tortricid moth)

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