Lepidoptera

• Skippers


  Hesperiidae

  Antennal club hooked

  Distance between base of antennae grater than diameter of eye

  
• Butterflies


  Papilionoidea (Superfamily)

  • Clubbed antenna, rarely hooked
  • Antenna close together

  
• Sphinx Moth


  Sphingnidae

  • Antennae gradually enlarged in the middle than at the ends
  • Body broad and robust
  • Long, pointed wings
  • Fore wing twice as long as hind wing

  
• Clearwing Moths


  Sesiidae

  • Antennae feathery or filiform
  • Fore wing long and narrow
  • Wings with transparent areas

  
• Plume Moths


  Pterophoridae

  • Wings divided or cleft
  • Hind wing with 3 lobes

  
• Snout Moths


  Pyralidae

  • Tympanal organ present on abdominal sternite 1
  • Maxillary palps as long as head
  • Proboscis scaled at base
  • Wings elongate (very diverse)

  
• Inchworm Moths


  Geometridae

  • Tympanal organ present on abdominal sternite 1
  • Maxillary palps minute
  • Bare proboscis
  • Broad wings

  
• Tortricid Moths


  Tortricidae

  • Antennae filiform or feathery
  • Wings entire
  • Typmanal organ absent or on thorax
  • Fore wing square-tipped and approximately parallel-sided
  • Size usually 10-20mm

  
• Tent Caterpillars


  Lasiocampidae

  • Costal margin of hind wing expanded; colour brown or grey
  • Size about 20-25mm

  
• Silkworm Moths


  Saturniidae

  • Large
  • Distinct colour

  
• Noctuid Moths (and relatives)


  Noctuoidea (Superfamily)

  • Size variable. Shape and colouration variable