Wallaga Moths > Wallaga Lake Moths Index

Wallaga Lake is home to a number of recognised species of moths, as well as some that have not been identified. Moths (together with Butterflies) are known collectively as lepidopterans, belonging to the order Lepidoptera, in the class Insecta. Australia is home to an amazing array of moths species. As well as the winged adult species, keep an eye out for the various instar stages including caterpillar and pupa/chrysalis.


Wallaga Lake Moths Index

Click on the following images to see information on the listed moths.

Chaetolopha oxyntis, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Chaetolopha oxyntis
Chrysolarentia ptochopis
Green-blotched Moth (Cosmodes elegans), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Cosmodes elegans (Green-blotched Moth)
Halone sejuncta, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Halone sejuncta
Three-lined Snout (Meranda susialis), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Meranda susialis (Three-lined Snout)
Emperor Gum Moth (Opodiphthera eucalypti), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Opodiphthera eucalypti (Emperor Gum Moth)
Detritus Moth (Opogona omoscopa), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Opogona omoscopa (Detritus Moth)
Syneora hemeropa, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Syneora hemeropa
Tree Lucerne Moth (Uresiphita ornithopteralis), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Uresiphita ornithopteralis (Tree Lucerne Moth)

This section is a work in progress…


  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Order: Lepidoptera

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor

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