Western Australia MothsWA Moth Index Abantiades hydrographus Anomis definata Ardices glatignyi Austropaschia porrigens Ctenoplusia albostriata Hestiochora occidentalis Hippotion celerio (Vine Hawk Moth) Hippotion scrofa (Coprosma Hawk Moth) Myrtartona rufiventris Synemon spp

Moths (together with Butterflies) are known collectively as lepidopterans, belonging to the order Lepidoptera, in the class Insecta. Western Australia is home to an amazing array of moths species, with many species yet to be identified. As well as the winged adult species, keep an eye out for the various instar stages including caterpillar and pupa/chrysalis.

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

Abantiades hydrographus, Rossmoyne WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Abantiades hydrographus
Aechaea janata, Yalgorup S F / Yalgorup National Park WA © Paul Kay
Aechaea janata
Anomis definata, Yalgorup S F / Yalgorup National Park WA © Paul Kay
Anomis definata
Ardices glatignyi, Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Ardices glatignyi (Black and White Tiger Moth)
Austropaschia porrigens (Pyralid Snout Moth), Flint WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Austropaschia porrigens
Cosmodes elegans (Green-blotched Moth), WA © Paul Kay
Cosmodes elegans (Green-blotched Moth)
Ctenoplusia albostriata, Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Ctenoplusia albostriata
Geometrid Moth (family Geometridae), Yalgorup S F / Yalgorup National Park WA © Paul Kay
Geometridae, family (Geometrid Moth)
Hestiochora occidentalis, Wandoo National Park WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Hestiochora occidentalis
Vine Hawk Moth Hippotion celerio, Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Hippotion celerio (Vine Hawk Moth)
Coprosma Hawk Moth (Hippotion scrofa), Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Hippotion scrofa (Coprosma Hawk Moth)
Lantana Plume Moth (Lantanophaga pusillidactylus), Perth WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Lantana Plume Moth)
Myrtartona rufiventris, Calingiri WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Myrtartona rufiventris
Sceliodes cordalis, Perth WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Sceliodes cordalis
Plume Moth (Sphenarches anisodactylus), Perth WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Sphenarches anisodactylus
Synemon directa (Sun Moth), Mt Cooke WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Synemon spp
Synemon directa (Sun Moth) feeding on Hakea ruscifolia, Mt Cooke WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Synemon directa (Sun Moth)
Synemon catocaloides (Sun Moth), Buntine Nature Reserve WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Synemon catocaloides (Sun Moth)
Synemon jcaria (Sun Moth), Wyening WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Synemon jcaria (Sun Moth)
Synemon obscurella, Ballidu Nature Reserve WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Synemon obscurella

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  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Lepidoptera

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Jean and Fred Hort
  2. Photographs © Paul Kay

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