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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Fisera bradymorpha (Fisera bradymorpha)

Fisera eribola (Orange-hooded Crest-moth)

Fisera hypoleuca (Diptychini , Ennominae)

Fodina ostorius (Fodina ostorius)

Furcatrox (genus) (A Cape moth (Diptychini)

Galleria mellonella (Greater Wax Moth)

Garrha (genus) (A concealer moth)

Garrha absumptella (Garrha absumptella)

Garrha atoecha (Garrha atoecha)

Garrha costimacula (A Concealer moth (Wingia Group))

Garrha ocellifera (A concealer moth)

Garrha phoenopis (Garrha phoenopis)

Garrha pudica (Modest Dullmoth)

Garrha repandula (a Concealer Moth)

Garrha sincerella (Garrha sincerella)

Gastrophora henricaria (Fallen-bark Looper, Beautiful Leaf Moth)

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