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

Eucymatoge peplodes (Peplodes Carpet)

Eudaimonisma batchelorella (Spilomelinae)

Eudesmeola lawsoni (Lawson's Night Moth)

Underside

Eudonia cleodoralis (A Crambid moth)

Eulechria (genus) (A Concealer moth (Eulechria group))

Eulechria lunata (A Concealer Moth (Eulechria group))

Eulechria marmorata (A Concealer moth (Eulechria group))

Eulechria rhymodes (A Concealer moth (Eulechria group)

Eulocastra fasciata (Acontiinae)

Eumelea rosalia (A Geometrid moth (Oenochrominae))

Eupanacra splendens (A Hawk moth (Macroglossinae))

Euphona decolorana (A Tortricid moth (Tortricinae))

Euprionocera geminipuncta (Twinspot Hornmoth)

Euproctis (genus) (A Tussock Moth)

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Max Campbell, Brogo

Euproctis baliolalis (Browntail Gum Moth)

Euproctis edwardsii (Mistletoe Browntail Moth)

Euproctis fimbriata (A Noctuid moth (Lymantriinae))

Euproctis galactopis (A Tussock Moth (Lymantriinae))

Euproctis lucifuga (A Tussock Moth (Lymantriinae))

Euproctis lutea (Lyantriinae)

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