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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Asthenoptycha (genus) (a Tortrix moth)

Asthenoptycha sp ANIC2 sp nov B (Asthenoptycha sp ANIC2 sp nov B)

Asura bipars (Asura bipars)

Asura cervicalis (Spotted Lichen Moth)

Asura compsodes (A Lichen moth (Arctiinae, Erebidae)

Atelosticha phaedrella (Wingia group)

Atheropla decaspila (A concealer moth)

Athetis tenuis (Plain Tenuis Moth)

Australiopalpa sp. (Australiopalpa sp.)

Australothis rubrescens (Indian Weed Caterpillar)

Austrocaligula loranthi (Mistletoe Emperor Moth)

Baiocystis coniortia (Wingia group)

Balanomis encyclia (Balanomis encyclia)

Barea (genus) (A concealer moth)

Barea confusella (A Concealer moth)

Barea discincta (Barea discincta)

Barea lithoglypta (Barea lithoglypta)

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