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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Melanodaedala scopulosana (A Tortricid moth (Eucosmini)

Metasia capnochroa (Smokey Metasia Moth)

Metura (genus) (A Case moth)

Miscera lygropis (Brachodidae)

Mixocera latilineata (Side-lined Emerald)

Mocis frugalis (Sugarcane Looper (Erebinae))

Musotima nitidalis (A Crambid moth)

Nemophora opalina (Opal Fairy Moth, Adelidae)

Nola argentea (Silver Tuft-moth)

Nyctemera (genus) (A Tiger moth (Arctiini))

Nyctemera baulus (Asian Magpie Moth)

Ochrogaster lunifer (Bag-shelter moth)

Ochthophora sericina (Sarrothripinae, Nolidae)

Ocrasa albidalis (A Pyralid moth)

Orgyia anartoides (Painted Apple Moth)

Oxycanus gelidus (A Swift or Ghost moth (Hepalidae)

Oxythecta zonoteles (A Concealer moth (Chezala group))

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