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

ibaird wrote:
30 min ago
Still looks green to me, not orange!

Hippotion scrofa
donhe wrote:
2 hrs ago
Yes, antennae too brown for H. scrofa.

Hippotion rosetta
Pirom wrote:
2 hrs ago
Perhaps I jumped the gun removing

Cryptoptila immersana
donhe wrote:
2 hrs ago
The white antennae and legs look good for H. scrofa, but the hindwing appears orange now rather than red. I suspect the low red content is a photographic/illumination artefact.

Hippotion scrofa
Pirom wrote:
2 hrs ago
OK. Thanks. Done

Cryptoptila immersana
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