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

Proteuxoa sp. (6), (MoV, Part 9) (A Noctuid moth (Acronictinae))

Proteuxoa spodias

Proteuxoa testaceicollis (Tawny-coloured Noctuid)

Female

Male

Proteuxoa tibiata (Horseshoe Noctuid)

Female

Male

Underside (Male)

Proteuxoa tortisigna (Streaked Rictonis Moth)

Proteuxoa undescribed species 1

Proteuxoa undescribed species near paragypsa (A Noctuid moth)

Proteuxoa Unverified species (MoV sp.21)

Proteuxoa Unverified species (MoV sp.24) (A Noctuid moth)

Protonoceras mitis (A Crambid moth (Spilomelinae)

Protuliocnemis partita (A Geometer moth (Geometrinae))

Psalidostetha banksiae (Banksia Moth)

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

Psaroxantha basilica (A Concealer moth (Wingia Group))

Psaroxantha calligenes (Wingia Group)

Psaroxantha undescribed species (A concealer moth)

Pseudanapaea (genus) (A cup moth)

Pseudanapaea denotata (Limacodidae)

Pseudanapaea transvestita (Orange Cup Moth)

LARVAE

Pseudotheta syrtica

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