Insects
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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Discussion

WendyEM wrote:
15 min ago
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=127070
Lepidoscia (genus) ADULT
WendyEM wrote:
19 min ago
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=326573
https://bold-au.hobern.net/taxon.php?taxid=77367
https://bold-au.hobern.net/taxon.php?taxid=651
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WendyEM wrote:
34 min ago
Stangeia xerodes - suggested due to abdominal markings and straight line down legs (not spiral as in Megalorhipida leucodactyla)
Stangeia xerodes
donhe wrote:
4 hrs ago
Super.
Sphingidae
TimL wrote:
6 hrs ago
I'll add another sighting later today with the higher definition versions of the three images plus the crop of the left foreleg as requested, and I'll link the sighting back to this one. Hope this helps. And thanks to you all for your interest and expertise. Tim
Sphingidae

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