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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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donhe wrote:
1 hr ago
@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:
12 hrs ago
Why do my sp suggestions keep disappearing from the records ??
Eucyclodes fascinans
DiBickers wrote:
16 hrs ago
Oh wow!! What a gorgeous creature😍🤎
Ambulyx wildei
ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
Looking closely at the black and white forewing pattern and taking into account the sighting location I suggest the species as Synemon leucospila.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143108716
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c188e141-68f6-47ad-8327-c9fe56075c0a
Synemon leocospila
PJH123 wrote:
Yesterday
I think the brown southern and western ones are Poecilasthena xylocyma, while not all have barcodes those that do fall into the same bin as Poecilasthena xylocyma
Poecilasthena ischnophrica

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Abantiades atripalpis at Swan Hill, VIC

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