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

Ortholomia moluccana (A Noctuid moth (Notodontidae))

Ostrinia furnacalis (Asian Corn Borer)

Oxycanus (genus) (Unidentified Oxycanus moths)

Oxycanus antipoda (Late Oxycanus)

FEMALE

Oxycanus australis (Southern Oxycanus)

Oxycanus beltista (A Swift or Ghost Moth)

Oxycanus dirempta (Variable Oxycanus)

Oxycanus rufescens (Dry-country Oxycanus)

Oxycanus silvanus (Pale Oxycanus)

FEMALE

Oxycanus stellans (Rosaceus Oxycanus)

Oxycanus Unverified species near silvanus

Oxythecta (genus)

Oxythecta acceptella (Scat Moth)

Oxythecta alternella (A Concealer moth)

Oxythecta hieroglyphica (A scat moth)

Oxythecta lygrosema (A scat moth (Oecophoridae))

Oxythecta sp. (Oxythecta)

Oxythecta zonoteles (A Concealer moth (Chezala group))

Ozarba chrysaspis (Bright Zarb)

Pachybela maculisarca (Eulechria Group)

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