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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Agriophara gravis (A Flat-bodied moth (Depressidae)

Agriophara leptosemela (A Flat-bodied moth (Depressidae)

Agriophara nodigera (A Flat-bodied moth (Depressidae)

Agriophara platyscia (A Flat-bodied moth (Depressidae)

Agriophara undescribed species (A Flat-bodied moth (Depressidae))

Agrius convolvuli (Convolvulus Hawk Moth)

Agrius godarti (Godart's Hawk Moth)

Agrotis radians (Brown Cutworm)

Alapadna pauropis (Variable Spot-wing)

Albinospila floresaria (An Emerald moth (Hemitheini)

Alophosoma (genus) (A Crest moth (Eree)ebina)

Alophosoma emmelopis (Bicoloured Crest)

Alophosoma hypoxantha (An Erebid moth (Catocalini))

Alucita (genus) (A Many-plumed Moth)

Alucita phricodes (A Many-plumed Moth)

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