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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Discussion

donhe wrote:
3 hrs ago
Rather under-exposed ? Increasing the gamma to about 2 : reveals ragged dark lines across the wings which match those of D. igneipicta quite well.

Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth
donhe wrote:
3 hrs ago
@Frecko : any chance you took this into protective custody, so that you could rear it to an adult moth to find out its species?

Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE
donhe wrote:
3 hrs ago
The red dorsal glands, one on each of the two antepenultimate segments, are characteristic of Lymantriinae larvae. The brown hairs by the head may distinguish it from other Lymantriinae species that have black larvae , such a Euproctis melanosoma.

Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE
donhe wrote:
4 hrs ago
@TathraPreschool : I hope you can keep this to see if tiny flies or wasps or grubs emerge in due course from the white things.
I suggest you put it in a clean jar with a fabric cover held by an elastic band, and watch it daily to see what happens.

Opodiphthera (genus)
donhe wrote:
4 hrs ago
The distortion of the leaf shape and colour in the vicinity of the little white things suggests that the white things are galls caused by disturbance to the metabolism of the plant, rather than eggs just laid on the leaf surface.

Opodiphthera (genus)
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