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

Gastrina cristaria (Wave-lined Geometrid)

Female

Male

Male

Gastrinodes argoplaca (Cryptic Bark Moth)

Male

Female

Male underside

Gastrinodes bitaeniaria (Buff Bark Moth)

Gastrinopa xylistis (Wood-grain Geometrid)

Gastrophora henricaria (Fallen-bark Looper, Beautiful Leaf Moth)

Male

Male

Female

Gauna aegusalis (Pyraline moth)

Gelechiidae (family)

Gelechioidea (superfamily) (Unidentified Gelechioid moth)

Geometridae sp. (family)

Glaucocharis dilatella (A Crambid moth)

Glyphidoptera insignana (a tufted Tortrix moth)

Glyphodes apiospila (Spilomelinae)

Glyphodes cosmarcha (Spilomelinae)

Glyphodes microta (A Crambid moth)

Gnathothlibus eras (Aussie White-brow Hawk Moth)

Goniocraspedon mistura (A Noctuid moth (Eribidae))

Gonodontis orthotoma (A Geometer moth (Ennominae))

Grammodes (genus) (An Owlet moth (Erebidae))

Grammodes justa (Plain Box-Owlet)

Grammodes ocellata (Large-eyed Box-Owlet)

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