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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Acontia nivipicta (Blotched Shoulder)

Acosmeryx anceus (A Hawk moth (Macroglossinae)

Agathodes ostentalis (Coral Tree Moth)

Amata (genus) (Handmaiden Moth)

Aphytoceros lucusalis (A Crambid moth (Spilomelinae)

Arippara disticha (A Snout moth (Pyralinae)

Aristeis sp. ANIC5 (BOLD4) (A Concealer moth (Eulechria group)

Aristeis sp. ANIC8 (A Concealer moth (Eulechria group)

Asota plagiata (Two-spots Tiger Moth (Erebidae))

Autoba pectorora (A Noctuid moth (Acontiinae)

Autocharis miltosoma (A Cramdid moth (Odontiinae)

Brevipecten captata (Erebinae, Catocalini)

Callizyga dispar (Hypertrophidae)

Chasmina pulchra (White Beauty (Acronictinae)

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