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

donhe wrote:

1 hr ago

I have more faith in BOLD images than iNaturalist, as their classifications are based on DNA rather than wing pattern.
I think this looks more like
https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=89480
than
https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=364899
which has a partial black line along the forewing inner margin.

Lichenaula melanoleuca

donhe wrote:

1 hr ago

@Dron : please can you submit the photos of each individual moth as separate sightings, so that we can try and identify the species of each one.

Unverified Moth (Lepidoptera)

donhe wrote:

1 hr ago

@Dron : please could you crop the other moth off the first photo? You might like to submit that as a separate sighting, especially if you have more photos of it/

Oxycanus dirempta

donhe wrote:

2 hrs ago

looks rather yellower than the Pilostibes on BOLD with dark crescent on the forewing..

Pilostibes (genus)

donhe wrote:

2 hrs ago

Mylocera tenebrifera ?

Unverified Concealer moth (Oecophoridae)