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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Discussion

WendyEM wrote:
11 min ago
https://bold-au.hobern.net/taxon.php?taxid=197597
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=894087&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744

Unverified Noctuoid moth (except Arctiinae)
WendyEM wrote:
19 min ago
male

Phrissogonus laticostata
Mike wrote:
39 min ago
@donhe , @ibaird , because of the question mark over the identification of adult moth Psilogramma (genus) I have collected three larvae (from another tree) to try to raise them to adults. Two were on branches and one was on the ground, possibly ready to pupate.

Psilogramma (genus)
ibaird wrote:
6 hrs ago
The yellow collar'seems unusual,

Uresiphita ornithopteralis
DPRees125 wrote:
7 hrs ago
thank you all, not the best of specimens

Oxythecta hieroglyphica
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