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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Chrysonoma concisella (A Concealer moth (Wingia group)

Chrysonoma fascialis (A Concealer moth (Wingia group)

Circopetes obtusata (Grey Twisted Moth)

Cizara ardeniae (Coprosma Hawk Moth)

Clania ignobilis (Faggot Case Moth)

Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths (Parallel stick Case Moths)

Clarana GROUP clarana (Clarana GROUP clarana)

Cleora displicata (A Cleora Bark Moth (Boarmiini)

Cleora goldfinchi (4-spotted Bark Moth)

Cleora injectaria (A Cleora Bark Moth)

Cleora sabulata (A Geometrid moth (Ennominae)

Coenotoca subaspersa (Rainforest Vine Day-moth)

Coequosa triangularis (Double-headed Hawk Moth)

Coesyra cyclotoma (Chezela Group)

Coesyra phaeozona (A Concealer moth (Chezala Group))

Comana fasciata (Comana fasciata)

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