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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Endosimilis stilbealis (A Pyralid moth (Endotrichinae))

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Endotricha mesenterialis (A Pyralid moth (Endotrichinae)

Endotricha pyrosalis (A Pyralid moth (Endotrichinae)

Endoxyla (genus) (Unknown Wood Moth)

Endoxyla cinereas (Giant Wood Moth)

Endoxyla dictyoschema (A Cossid moth (Zeuzeriinae))

Endoxyla lituratus (A Wattle Goat Moth)

Endoxyla secta (A Wood moth)

Enispa parva (An Erebid moth (Acontiinae)

Enispa violacea (Acontiinae)

Ennominae (subfamily) (An ennomine looper moth)

Entometa fervens (Common Gum Snout Moth)

Eochrois epidesma (Wingia group)

Epicoma (genus) (Unidentified Prominent moth)

Epicoma melanospila (Black Spot Moth)

Epicoma protrahens (A Prominent moth)

Epicoma tristis (Dark Epicoma Moth)

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