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Moths (Lepidoptera)

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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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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ibaird wrote:
1 hr ago
Your photos are fine and sharp. Just getting close enough to fill the frame may be the issue. If your phone has a macro option for focussing ie. 'x1'. most do, that's a good option for photographing moths.
Tebenna micalis
WendyEM wrote:
3 hrs ago
ok, it is N. secundiana going by the isolated (black above & below) small size white spot of the hindwing visable on several shots above. However, as Don said, on ALA N. secundiana is is listed as a synonym for N. baulus see
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e78784a4-71a6-4749-b23a-53fd838ac9a6#names
Nyctemera secundiana
WendyEM wrote:
6 hrs ago
P. hypocausta - the BOLD (hobern) and 'Research Grade' specimens on iNat have a dark thorax. In the discussion on one of these iNat specimens ( https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/140047502 ) Peter McQuillan says " A good match for Meyrick's original description. The type locality is Adelaide. The images for hypocausta in the Atlas of Living Australia are not this species. https://archive.org/details/proceedingsoflin0108linn/page/481/mode/1up?view=theater&q=hypocausta"
This description says " Thorax deep yellow, (my caps) ANTERIOR HALF, OR SOMETIMES WHOLLY, SUFFUSED WITH DARK FUSCOUS." (my caps)
Sadly P. protecta is not described in this archive document.
Philobota protecta
WendyEM wrote:
6 hrs ago
Yes, but where is the type specimen ? There is no indication that is a drawing of the type specimen of A. paradelpha. That British Museum specimen may be misidentified. The book the image came from is dated 1900. If I am reading this correctly Turner named A. paradelpha in 1905.
Amata paradelpha
PJH123 wrote:
7 hrs ago
Don, I think Clania ignobilis is more brown than black and does not have white on the thorax
Clania ignobilis

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