Moth (Lepidoptera) field guide
Useful references:
- CSIRO's Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) - Australian Moths Online
- Don Herbison-Evans web pages:
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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Hypodoxa muscosaria (Textured Emerald)
Hypoperigea tonsa (A noctuid moth)
Idaea (genus) (A Geometer Moth)
Idaea costaria (White-edged Wave)
Idaea ferrilinea (A Geometrid moth.)
Idaea halmaea (Two-spotted Wave)
Idaea inversata (Purple Wave)
Idaea philocosma (Flecked Wave)
Idiodes apicata (Bracken Moth)
Idiodes rhacodes (A Geometer moth (Ennominae)
Idiodes siculoides (Straight-winged Bracken Moth)
Idioses littleri (Idioses littleri)
Imma acosma (Imma acosma)
Iropoca rotundata (Iropoca rotundata)
Ischnurges illustralis (A Crambid moth)
Isochorista (genus) (A Tortricid moth)
Isochorista melanocrypta (Isochorista melanocrypta)
Isochorista pumicosa (A Tortricid moth)
Isochorista ranulana (A Tortricid moth)
Isomoralla gephyrota (A Concealer moth)
