Moth (Lepidoptera) field guide

Useful references:

• CSIRO's Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) - Australian Moths Online
• Don Herbison-Evans web pages:
  • Moths of Australia
  • Australian caterpillars and their butterflies and moths

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

Helicoverpa (genus) (A bollworm)

Helicoverpa prepodes (A Noctuid moth (Heliothinae))

Heliocausta undescribed species (A concealer moth)

Hellinsia balanotes (Pterophorinae)

Hemiscopis violacea (A Crambid moth (Odontiinae))

Hestiochora erythrota (A Forester or Burnet moth (Zygaenidae))

Hestiochora furcata (A zygaenid moth)

Hestiochora intermixta (A Forester or Burnet moth (Zygaenidae))

Heterallactis euchrysa (Lithosiinae)

Heterallactis microchrysa (A Tiger moth (Lithosiini))

Heteroteucha dichroella (A Concealer moth (Wingia Group))

Heteroteucha dimochla (Wingia group)

Heteroteucha kershawi (James Kershaw's Concealer Moth)

Hippotion celerio (Vine Hawk Moth)

Hippotion rosetta (A Hawk moth)

Hippotion scrofa (Coprosma Hawk Moth)

Hoplomorpha abalienella (Hoplomorpha abalienella)

Hyalarcta huebneri (Leafy Case Moth)

Hyalobathra crenulata (A Pyralid moth (Pyralinae)

Hyalobathra minialis (A Crambid moth)

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