Moths (Lepidoptera)

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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

Moths (Lepidoptera)

Anthelid moths (Anthelidae)

Case moths (Psychidae)

Concealer moths (Oecophoridae)

Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

Emperor moths (Saturniidae)

Geometer moths (Geometridae)

Hawk moths (Sphingidae)

Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)

Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)

Sun moths (Castniidae)

Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)

Tiger moths (Arctiinae)

Tortricid moths (Tortricidae)

Wood moths (Cossidae)

Other moths

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Discussion

VanessaC wrote:

1 hr ago

Only spotted this when I got home. I don't know if its a case moth or not....

Unverified Case moth (Psychidae)

donhe wrote:

15 hrs ago

Popped a copy into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/depr/diaula.html
I hope that is OK?

Eutorna diaula

kasiaaus wrote:

Yesterday

I think this ID is wrong @ibaird. I agree that it looks a bit like sighting 4387880 but that does not look to me like Bondia nigella either. It has upturned palpi. Hmmm...

Bondia nigella

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

Thes moths also identified as N. desmotes also have a 'hunched posture'.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95139000
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25937236

Nola desmotes

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

After refering to the Moths of Victoria Visual Key to Oxycanus (genus) species (Part 6). i think the female antennae shown here (third photo) are a good match for Oxycanus rufrescens.

Oxycanus rufescens