Moth (Lepidoptera) field guide
Useful references:
- CSIRO's Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) - Australian Moths Online
- Don Herbison-Evans web pages:
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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Hellinsia balanotes (Pterophorinae)
Hellula hydralis (Cabbage Centre Moth)
Hemibela callista (Wingia Group)
Hemibela gnomica (Hemibela gnomica)
Hemibela tyranna (Hemibela tyranna)
Hemichloreis exoterica (Hemichloreis exoterica)
Hermenias rivulifera (Hermenias rivulifera)
Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Sod Webworm)
Hesychopa chionora (White Footman)
Heteromicta pachytera (Galleriinae subfamily moth)
Heteromicta sordidella (Heteromicta sordidella)
Heteroteucha anthodora (A Concealer moth)
Heteroteucha dichroella (A Concealer moth (Wingia Group))
Heteroteucha kershawi (James Kershaw's Concealer Moth)
Heteroteucha parvula (A Concealer moth (Wingia Group))
Heteroteucha translatella (Wingia Group)
Hippotion celerio (Vine Hawk Moth)
Hippotion scrofa (Coprosma Hawk Moth)
Holocola (genus) (Olethreutinae)
