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

PJH123 wrote:
Yesterday
Agree Cascera bella Bethune-Baker, 1904

Cascera bella
WendyEM wrote:
Yesterday
It looks like this is a sexually dimorphic moth. The above moth is a female, I believe, with plain antennae. Male moths have short pectinations on their antennae and a dark brown band across their forewing and hindwing from the apex of the forewing across to about the centre of the inner margin. The thickness of this band varies in different individuals.

Polyacme dissimilis
WendyEM wrote:
Yesterday
I take it this form (green & white, feathery antennae) is the male, the female has plain antennae and dark brown bands around the wing edges, especially on the termen. A rather large mite as well.

Eucyclodes fascinans
WendyEM wrote:
Yesterday
This moth has many Cascera bella markings but it is a very pale or worn specimen.

Cascera bella
WendyEM wrote:
Yesterday
That certainly looks like a good fit.

Cotachena aluensis
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