Moths (Lepidoptera)


Useful references:

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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PJH123 wrote:
Yesterday
@ibaird There is a bit of a colour cast in this image. I based my ID on Meyrick who described the synonym of Cosmopterix attenuatella, Cosmopteryx mimetis. He noted that the two white streaks in the basal half were “widely remote from base and fascia”. He also described Cosmopterix macrula in which he noted the two white streaks “more or less nearly reaching base and fascia”

Cosmopterix (genus)
ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
Bold (Hobern) shows un-named species with a reddish rather than yellow band. See here:-
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=7231
A few specimens named as C. macrula from the Brisbane area also show a reddish band. eg.
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/003140b3-82cc-4c77-914f-1a44eb298743
Cosmopterix is a a large genus with many named species.

Cosmopterix (genus)
donhe wrote:
Yesterday
Yellow band ?

Cosmopterix (genus)
donhe wrote:
Yesterday
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/268792760

Crasilogia gressitti
donhe wrote:
Yesterday
what happened to my photo?

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