Moths (Lepidoptera)


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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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WendyEM wrote:
1 min ago
Thanks Peter. Looking at the distribution of your FNQ moths has had me thinking about the Wallace Line (& other versions). Also, I had never seen a Palpita sp until 2014 when I was seeing P. unionalis regularly around my home in inner n Melb. I think they were turning up more broadly in Melb. too. I have not seen them since. It is interesting to look at P. unionalis distribution on iNat & BOLD.

Palpita austrannulata (A Crambid moth (Spilomelinae))
PJH123 wrote:
7 hrs ago
@donhe @WendyEM It seems rather complicated, Palpita annulate no longer exists as a species.
It appears it was misidentified over the years and several versions have been placed under, inusitata, celsalis and munroei. However the original Phalaena annulata Fabricius, 1794 is under celsalis as the name was occupied by Phalaena annulate Schulze, 1775, a Geometrid. Palpita celsalis is from Sri Lanka and S. India

Palpita austrannulata (A Crambid moth (Spilomelinae))
donhe wrote:
Yesterday
@WendyEM & @PJH123 : Do you know if the populations of P.annulata and P. austrannulata overlap in Queensland?

Palpita austrannulata (A Crambid moth (Spilomelinae))
WendyEM wrote:
Yesterday
Why do my sp suggestions keep disappearing from the records ??

Eucyclodes fascinans
DiBickers wrote:
Yesterday
Oh wow!! What a gorgeous creature😍🤎

Ambulyx wildei
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