Moths (Lepidoptera)


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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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Discussion

kasiaaus wrote:
40 min ago
Phycitodes melanosticta?

Unidentified Pyralid or Snout Moth (Pyralidae & Crambidae)
donhe wrote:
12 hrs ago
Very similar to the published photos of the larva of A. semiochrea, except for the dorsal pair of black spots that the latter has on the first abdominal segments next to the pair on the metathorax (shown in the photos on LBH) that this specimen does not have.

Acyphas (genus)
ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
I thought perhaps Scythris genus eg S. diatoma, but there is no white section on the antennae as shown on the ALA examples , See on BOLD 4
https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Scythris+diatoma&taxon=Scythris+diatoma

Acrocercops laciniella
ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
I'm not sure it's A. laciniella, White streak on forewing is quite wide and the head is dark coloured, not striped white.

Acrocercops laciniella
ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
AFD semms to recognise P. rileyi , but not P.badja, I wouldnt be able to distinguish them based on what I see online (Google search) iNaturalist seems to prefer Anatrachyntis rileyi for the Pink Scavenger Caterpillar Moth. AFD says Anatrachyntis is asynonym for Pyroderces (genus)

Pyroderces rileyi
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