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

Salma pyrastis (A Pyralid moth (Epipaschiinae subfam.))

Saphezona pholidoxantha (A concealer moth)

Saropla sp. (genus) (A concealer moth)

Sarotorna mesoleuca (A curved-horn moth)

Sceliodes cordalis (Eggfruit Caterpillar, Poroporo Fruit Borer)

Scieropepla polyxesta (Xyloryctidae)

Scioglyptis chionomera (Grey Patch Bark Moth)

Scioglyptis loxographa (Light Grey Bark Moth)

Scioglyptis lyciaria (White-patch Bark Moth)

Scirpophaga imparellus (Scirpophaga imparellus)

Sclerocris cremnodes (A concealer moth)

Scoliacma bicolora (Red Footman)

Scoliacma nana (Diminutive Footman)

Scoliacma sp. (Scoliacma sp.)

Scoparia (genus) (Unidentified Scoparia moths)

Scoparia aphrodes (Scoparia aphrodes)

Scoparia spelaea (a Crambid moth)

Scopula optivata (Varied Wave)

Scopula perlata (Cream Wave)

Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth)

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