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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Noctuidae (family) (A cutworm or owlet moth)

Nola (genus) (A Noctuid moth)

Nola crucigera (Crossed Tuft Moth)

Nola desmotes (A Nolid moth (Nolidae)

Nola elaphra (Nola elaphra)

Nola epicentra (Nola epicentra)

Nola paroxynta (Neat Tuft-moth)

Nola phaeogramma (Nola phaeogramma)

Nola pleurosema (Plain Tuft-moth)

Nola pothina (Pothina Tuft-moth)

Nola pycnopasta (A noctuid moth (Nolinae))

Nola semograpta (Nola semograpta)

Nola tornotis (A Noctuid moth (Nolidae)

Nola vernalis (Dagger Tuft Moth)

Nolidae (family) (Unidentified nolid moths)

Notodryas vallata (Notodryas vallata)

Nyctemera amicus (Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth)

Male
Larva
Underside

Nyctemera baulus (Asian Magpie Moth)

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