These pages fit into the usual practice of grouping the moths in their families. I have made no attempt at organising the into any order. Moths added in the latest update will be ’d. can be found below on this page, can be found on can be found on can be found on can be found on can be found on can be found on I am not an entomologist. My principal interest in moths is artistic. Nevertheless my background, in what I refer to now as a former life, is in engineering science. Indeed one of my enduring interests is science. And one of my enduring annoyances is how popular science mangles what it is trying to explain, particularly when it comes to the anthropomorphism of creatures, and sometimes even inorganic matter, that are clearly not human and don’t have anything like human motivations or characteristics. But that is another story. However, there will be many amateur and professional moth enthusiasts who will find this site. I have managed to identify the species of many of the moths participating in my creations. I may have made errors in so doing. There are many species which I have not been able to identify. What follows is where this aspect of mothology has reached. Clearly it will be an ongoing process and one in which I invite enthusiasts to participate. If you think I have made a mistake or if you think you can identify any of the following moths please feel free to email me at: info@leapfrogoz.com.au Note too that the moths with names in orange and underlined are linked to sites that offer more information on that particular moth. Buck Richardson mailto:info@leapfrogoz.com.aushapeimage_1_link_0
NOCTUIDAE
Moth Identification 1
 
 
AGANAIDAE
Asota heliconia Aganaidae Agape chloropyga Aganaidae Asota orbona Aganaidae
ANTHELIDAE
Anthela excellens Anthelidae Anthelinae
ARCTIIDAE
Amerila astreus Arctiidae Arctiinae Amerila nigropunctata Arctiidae Arctiinae Argina astraea Arctiidae Arctiinae Creatonotos gangis Arctiidae Arctiinae Nyctemera baulus Arctiidae Arctiinae Utetheisa sp. Arctiidae Arctiinae Asura polyspila Arctiidae Lithosiinae Eugoa sp. Arctiidae Lithosiinae Heterallactis stenochrysa Arctiidae Lithosiinae Lyclene reticulata Arctiidae Lithosiinae Manulea dorsalis Arctiidae Lithosiinae Oeonistis altica Arctiidae Lithosiinae
DREPANIDAE
Hypsidia erythropsalis Drepanidae Amerila alberti Arctiidae Arctiinae Amerila rubripes Arctiidae Arctiinae AGANAIDAE ANTHELIDAE ARCTIIDAE DREPANIDAE NOTODONTIDAE NOCTUIDAE PYRALIDAE SATURNIIDAE SPHINGIDAE THYRIDIDAE URANIIDAE XYLORYCTIDAE UNIDENTIFIED MOTHS Eugoa sp. Arctiidae Lithosiinae Unidentified Moths Moth Identification 2 Moth Identification 5 Moth Identification 1 Moth Identification 3 Amerila crokeri Arctiidae Arctiinae Heterallactis sp. Arctiidae Lithosiinae Schistophleps albida Arctiidae Lithosiinae OECOPHORIDAE ALUCITIDAE
ALUCITIDAE
Alucita phricodes Alucitidae Utetheisa sp. Arctiidae Arctiinae Amerila timolis Arctiidae Arctiinae GEOMETRIDAE Utetheisa aegrotum Arctiidae Arctiinae Amata sp. Arctiidae Ctenuchinae Amata bicolor Arctiidae Ctenuchinae
CHOREUTIIDAE
Endoxyla mackeri Cossidae Zeuzerinae COSSIDAE GEOMETRIDAE HERMINIIDAE LYMANTRIIDAE LACTURIDAE LIMACODIDAE TORTRICIDAE Digama marmorea Aganaidae Anthela astata Anthelidae Anthelinae Oreta jaspidea Drepanidae Drepaninae
EUPTEROTIDAE
Cotana serranotata Eupterotidae Eupterotinae EUPTEROTIDAE DEPRESSARIIDAE Anthela astata Anthelidae Anthelinae Tridrepana lunulata Drepanidae Drepaninae
DEPRESSARIIDAE
Scorpiopsis pyrobola Depressariidae Moth Identification 6 Neochera dominia Aganaidae Cyana sp. Arctiidae Lithosiinae Lyclene pyraula Arctiidae Lithosiinae Xyleutes persona Cossidae Zeuzerinae LECITHOCERIDAE
Utetheisa lotrix and U. pulchelloides cannot be distinguished from live photographs unless the male antennae are shown in close up. Females cannot be distinguished except by genitalic dissection.
Note Amerila astreus is not on the Australian Checklist. It is usually identified as an Asian species. However, it is found in Papua - which is closer to Kuranda than Brisbane - and is difficult to distinguish from A. timolis. One of the distinguishing features is that it is brighter. So, I am leaving A. astreus here for the time being.
Cyana meyricki is a very similar species found in southern Qld and northern NSW which has a black collar. This northern Qld look-alike with a brick red collar has no name.
 
Calamidia hirta Arctiidae Lithosiinae Amata sp. Arctiidae Ctenuchinae LASIOCAMPIDAE Moth Identification 4 NOLIDAE NOCTUIDAE NOTODONTIDAE PYRALIDAE SATURNIIDAE SPHINGIDAE THYRIDIDAE URANIIDAE XYLORYCTIDAE OECOPHORIDAE HERMINIIDAE LYMANTRIIDAE LACTURIDAE LIMACODIDAE TORTRICIDAE LECITHOCERIDAE LASIOCAMPIDAE NOLIDAE Nyctemera secundiana Arctiidae Arctiinae
Heterotropa fastosa
Arctiidae Lithosiinae
Amata sp. Arctiidae Ctenuchinae Moth Identification 7 Choreutis emplecta Choreutiidae Choreutiinae
COSSIDAE
CHOREUTIIDAE YPONOMEUTIDAE YPONOMEUTIDAE