Moth (Lepidoptera) field guide

Useful references:

• CSIRO's Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) - Australian Moths Online
• Don Herbison-Evans web pages:
  • Moths of Australia
  • Australian caterpillars and their butterflies and moths

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

Notodryas vallata (Notodryas vallata)

Nyctemera amicus (Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth)

Nycteola polycyma (Double Paired-line Tuft Moth)

Nyctereutica melanophorella (Nyctereutica melanophorella)

Ochrogaster lunifer (Bag-shelter moth)

Ocrasa acerasta (A Pyralid moth)

Ocrasa albidalis (A Pyralid moth)

Oecophoridae (family) (Unidentified Oecophorid concealer moth)

Oecophoridae provisional species 2

Oenochroma orthodesma (Oenochroma orthodesma)

Oenochroma subustaria (Grey Wine Moth)

Oenochroma turneri (Turners Wine Moth)

Oenochroma vetustaria (Ribbed Vine Moth)

Oenochroma vinaria (Pink-bellied Moth, Hakea Wine Moth)

Oenosandra boisduvalii (Boisduval's Autumn Moth)

Ogmograptis pilularis (Ogmograptis pilularis)

Olbonoma (genus) (A Concealer moth)

Olbonoma triptycha (Chezela Group)

Olethreutinae (subfamily) (Unidentified leaf roller)

Oligeria hemicalla (Tiny Tussock Moth)

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