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Moths (Lepidoptera)

Moths (Lepidoptera)

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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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Moths (Lepidoptera)

Anthelid moths (Anthelidae)
Case moths (Psychidae)
Concealer moths (Oecophoridae)
Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)
Emperor moths (Saturniidae)
Geometer moths (Geometridae)
Hawk moths (Sphingidae)
Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)
Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)
Sun moths (Castniidae)
Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)
Tiger moths (Arctiinae)
Tortricid moths (Tortricidae)
Wood moths (Cossidae)
Other moths

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Unidentified Moth (Lepidoptera) at Burnside, QLD by clarehoneydove
Unidentified Moth (Lepidoptera) at Burnside, QLD by clarehoneydove
Panacela lewinae at Burnside, QLD by clarehoneydove
Unidentified Moth (Lepidoptera) at Burnside, QLD by clarehoneydove
Choreutis metallica (A Metalmark moth (Choreutinae) at Burnside, QLD by clarehoneydove
Tetracona amathealis (A Crambid moth) at Burnside, QLD by clarehoneydove
Lamoria idiolepida (Galleriinae) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Tineidae (family) (Clothes moths (Tineidae)) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Analytarcha colleta (Tineid moth (Myrmecozelinae) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Thalassodes pilaria (An Emerald moth (Geometrinae) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Scopula desita (A Geometer moth) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Scopula desita (A Geometer moth) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Schistophleps albida (A Tiger moth (Lithosiini)) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Samea multiplicalis (Salvinia Moth) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Barea (genus) (A concealer moth) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Protonoceras mitis (A Crambid moth (Spilomelinae) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Prionocris charodes (A Concealer moth (Wingia group) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Prasinocyma rhodocosma (Northern Emerald) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Tisobarica pyrrhella (A Concealer moth) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Pholodes sinistraria at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Hydrillodes dimissalis (A Noctuid moth (Eribidae - Herminiinae)) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123

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kasiaaus wrote:
11 min ago
I'm not sure that this ID is right. I now think it might be Prays autocasis. See ALA for a single photo of this species but I can't figure out where it was taken. I've just uploaded another sighting of the same moth - see sighting 4643650. These two moths are very close in appearance and to me look different to Prays nephelomima.
Prays nephelomima
WendyEM wrote:
5 hrs ago
wing and head shape is close to Meyrickiella homosema
Phycitinae (subfamily)
DianneClarke wrote:
10 hrs ago
That is what the AI in iNat also suggestes.
Epipaschiinae immature unidentifiedspecies
WendyEM wrote:
10 hrs ago
OK, I have now found this in Caterpillars, Moths and their plants of southeastern Australia by Peter McQuillan, Jan Forrest, David Keane & Roger Grund. 2019 Publ. Butterfly Conservation South Australia p. 79 They raised Salma pyrastis from a caterpillar looking the same as this. Food plants were recorded as 2 Eucalyptus sp
Epipaschiinae immature unidentifiedspecies
WendyEM wrote:
11 hrs ago
female
Chloroclystis insigillata

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Choreutidae (family) at Burnside, QLD

Tetracona amathealis at Burnside, QLD

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Lamoria idiolepida at Sheldon, QLD

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