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
Page 32 of 50
981
Microdes squamulata (Dark-grey Carpet)
Microdes villosata (Distorted Carpet)
Mimaglossa nauplialis (Mimaglossa nauplialis)
Mimobrachyoma optalea (Mimobrachyoma optalea)
Mnesampela privata (Autumn Gum Moth)
Moerarchis inconcisella (A tineid moth)
Monoctenia falernaria (Patched Leaf Moth)
Monoctenia sp. (Monoctenia sp.)
Monopis (genus) (A Tineid moth)
Monopis icterogastra (Wool Moth)
Mormoscopa sp. (Mormoscopa sp.)
Morophaga clonodes (Morophaga clonodes)
Munychryia senicula (Grey Anthelid)
Musotima nitidalis (A Crambid moth)
Musotima ochropteralis (A Crambid moth)
Mythimna (Pseudaletia) convecta (Common Armyworm)
Nacoleia rhoeoalis (Spilomelinae)
Nanaguna clopaea (a Sarrothripinae moth)
