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

ibaird wrote:

26 min ago

male.

Oxycanus dirempta

ibaird wrote:

30 min ago

I understood that 'acronyctoides' was the Australian subspecies of the cosmopolitatan species A. leucosmalis.
Yes, the carerpillar does match the photo on p.163 of McQhillan et al (2019).

Aedia leucomelas acronyctoides

ibaird wrote:

2 hrs ago

According to Moths of Victoria the short black line from the costa at the base of the forewing distinguishes it from other Stibaroma species and Nisista sp. (3).

Stibaroma undescribed species sp. (1) (MoV. Part 5)

WendyEM wrote:

5 hrs ago

I am not sure about the sub species ?
ref.
Caterpillars, Moths and their Plants of southern Australia
by Peter McQuillan, Jan Forrest, David Keane & Roger Grund
Publ. Butterfly Conservation South Australia 2019 p. 163 Fig. 1

Aedia leucomelas acronyctoides

DianneClarke wrote:

8 hrs ago

There is another on iNat - Belconnen 2Mar2024.

Paromphale caeca (Acronictinae)