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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Neola semiaurata (Wattle Notodontid Moth)

Nephele subvaria (White-spot Hawkmoth)

Niceteria macrocosma (Showy Geometrid)

Noctuidae (family) (A cutworm or owlet moth)

Nodaria cornicalis (Magas Fruit-borer)

Nola argentea (Silver Tuft-moth)

Nola bifascialis (A Noctuid moth (Nolidae))

Nola desmotes (A Nolid moth (Nolidae)

Nola epicentra (Nola epicentra)

Nola fasciata (A Noctuid moth (Nolidae))

Nola fraterna (A Noctuid moth (Nolidae))

Nola hyalospila (A Noctuid moth (Nolidae)

Nola poliophasma (A Noctuid moth (Nolidae)

Nola pycnopasta (A noctuid moth (Nolinae))

Nomophila corticalis (A Crambid moth (Spilomelinae)

Notarcha aurolinealis (A Crambid moth (Spilomelinae))

Nyctemera (genus) (A Tiger moth (Arctiini))

Nyctemera amicus (Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth)

Male
Larva
Underside

Nyctemera baulus (Asian Magpie Moth)

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