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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Coesyra cyclotoma (Chezela Group)

Coesyra phaeozona (A Concealer moth (Chezala Group))

Comana fasciata (Comana fasciata)

Comocrus behri (Mistletoe Day Moth)

Comostola laesaria (A geometrid moth)

Compsotropha strophiella (A Concealer moth)

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case)

Conogethes pluto (Alpinia Stem-borer (Spilomelinae))

Corethropalpa sp. (Corethropalpa sp.)

Corgatha dipyra (Common Hookwing)

Coscinoptycha sp. (Coscinoptycha sp.)

Cosmaresta (genus) (Wingia Group)

Cosmodes elegans (Green Blotched Moth)

Cosmopterigidae (family) (Unidentified Cosmopterigid moth)

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