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

Acyphas (genus) (Lymantriinae, Erebidae)

Acyphas chionitis (White Tussock Moth)

Aedia leucomelas acronyctoides (Eastern Alchymist, Sweet Potato Leaf Worm or Sorcerer)

Aenetus eximia (Forest Splendid Ghost Moth)

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Aenetus ligniveren (Common Splendid Ghost Moth)

Male

Aeolochroma metarhodata (Tea-tree Emerald)

Underside

Underside

Aeolochroma viridicata (Aeolochroma viridicata)

Aeolothapsa malacella (A Concealer moth)

Agarista agricola (Joseph's Coat Moth)

Agathodes ostentalis (Coral Tree Moth)

Ageletha hemiteles (Webbing Moth)

Aglaopus pyrrhata (Leaf Moth)

Aglaosoma variegata (A Prominent moth)

Nadgee area, on Lomandra (larval food plant)

Agriophara (genus) (A Concealer moth (Stenomatinae)

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Agriophara cinerosa (A Gelechioid moth)

Agriophara confertella (A Concealer moth)

Agriophara discobola (A Gelechioid moth)

Agriophara dyscapna (A Gelechioid moth)

Agriophara gravis (Agriophara gravis)

Agriophara platyscia (A Concealer moth)

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