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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Palleopa innotata (Finely-streaked Crest-moth)

Palpita austrannulata (A Pearl Moth (Spilomelinae)

Palpita austrounionalis (Australian Jasmine Moth)

Palpita pajnii (A Pearl Moth (Spilomelinae)

Palpita pratti (A Crambid moth (Spilomelinae)

Panacela (genus) (A Monkey moth (Eupteroridae fam.))

Panacela lewinae (Lewin's Bag-shelter Moth)

Panacela nyctopa (A Monkey Moth (Eupterotidae)

Panacela sp. (Bag Shelter Moth)

Pantydia (genus) (An Erebid moth)

Pantydia canescens (Oblique-lined Pantydia)

Pantydia metaspila (A Noctuid moth (Eribidae))

Pantydia sparsa (Noctuid Moth)

Paradestolmia nigrolinea (A Noctuoid moth (Notodontinae)

Paradromulia ambigua (A Geometer moth)

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