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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Eulechria melanoploca (Eulechria melanoploca)

Eulechria pentamera (Eulechria pentamera)

Eulechria pentatypa (Eulechria pentatypa)

Eulechria psilopla (A Concealer moth (Eulechria group))

Eulechria sigmophora (Eulechria sigmophora)

Eulechria subpunctella (A Concealer moth (Eulechria group)

Euphiltra (genus) (A Concealer moth (Wingia group)

Euphiltra eroticella (A concealer moth)

Euphona euphona (A Tortricid moth)

Euphona group euphona (Euphona Gp euphona)

Euproctis baliolalis (Browntail Gum Moth)

Euproctis crocea (Euproctis crocea)

Euproctis edwardsii (Mistletoe Browntail Moth)

Euproctis limbalis (Bordered Browntail Moth)

Euproctis panabra (Euproctis panabra)

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