Photos of adult Butterflies and Moths in Australia

Don Herbison-Evans, (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

Lepidoptera eggs

Lepidoptera caterpillars

Lepidoptera pupae

Lepidoptera undersides

Australian micro-moths

macro-moth forewings

ADELIDAE Fairy Moths	AGATHIPHAGIDAE Kauri Moths	AGONOXENIDAE Palm Moths	ALUCITIDAE Many-Plumed Moths
ANOMOSETIDAE Primitive Ghost Moths	ANTHELIDAE Australian Hairy Bears	ARCTIINAE Footmen, Woolly Bears, Tiger Moths	ARGYRESTHIIDAE Needle Miners
ARRHENOPHANIDAE Fungus Moths	BATRACHEDRIDAE Fringed Moths	BLASTOBASIDAE Dull Moths	BLASTODACNIDAE Detritus Moths
BOMBYCIDAE Silkworms	BRACHODIDAE Little Bear Moths	BUCCULATRICIDAE Flat Moths	CARPOSINIDAE Fruitworms
CARTHAEIDAE Dryandra Moths	CASTNIIDAE Sun Moths	CHOREUTIDAE Metalmark Moths	COLEOPHORIDAE Case Moths
COPROMORPHIDAE Fig Borers	COSMOPTERIGIDAE Seed Borers	COSSIDAE Witchetty Grubs, Borers, Goat Moths	CRAMBIDAE Webworms, Shoot Borers
CYCLOTORNIDAE Ant Worms	DEPRESSARIIDAE Flat-Bodied Moths	DREPANIDAE Hook Tip Moths	DUDGEONEIDAE Lace Moths
ELACHISTIDAE Grass-miner Moths	EPERMENIIDAE Fringe-tufted Moths	EPIPYROPIDAE Planthopper Parasite Moths	EREBIDAE Tropical Moths
ERIOCOTTIDAE Spiny-winged Moths	ETHMIIDAE Black-spotted Moths	EUPTEROTIDAE Monkey Moths	EUTELIIDAE Euteliid Moths
GALACTICIDAE Webworms	GELECHIIDAE Twirler Moths	GEOMETRIDAE Inchworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves	GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE Gem Moths
GRACILLARIIDAE Leaf Miners	HELIOCOSMA Group Tufted Moths	HELIODINIDAE Metal Moths	HELIOZELIDAE Shield Bearer Moths
HEPIALIDAE Ghost & Swift Moths	HESPERIIDAE Darters, Skippers	HYBLAEIDAE Teak Moths	HYPERTROPHIDAE Twig Moths
IMMIDAE Immid Moths	INCURVARIIDAE Leafcutter Moths	LACTURIDAE Lactura Group	LASIOCAMPIDAE Lappet & Snout Moths
LECITHOCERIDAE Tropical Longhorned Moths	LIMACODIDAE Cup & Slug Moths	LOPHOCORONIDAE Tiny Ghost Moths	LYCAENIDAE Blues, Coppers
LYMANTRIINAE Tussock Moths	LYONETIIDAE Stem Borers	MACROPIRATIDAE Long-legged Moths	MICROPTERIGIDAE Mandibulate Moths
NEPTICULIDAE Pigmy Moths	NOCTUIDAE Cutworms, Armyworms	NOLIDAE Hatted Caterpillars	NOTODONTIDAE Prominents, Bag Shelter Moths, Processionary Caterpillars
NYMPHALIDAE Nymphs, Satyrs, Daniids	OECOPHORIDAE Concealer Moths	OENOSANDRIDAE Snub Moths	OPOSTEGIDAE White Eyecap Moths
PALAEPHATIDAE Gondwanaland Moths	PAPILIONIDAE Swallowtails, Birdwings	PIERIDAE Whites, Yellows	PLUTELLIDAE Diamondback Moths
PSYCHIDAE Bagworms, Casemoths	PTEROPHORIDAE Plume Moths	PYRALIDAE Snout, Frass, Meal, & Flour Moths	ROESLERSTAMMIIDAE Small Ermine Moths
SATURNIIDAE Emperor Moths	SCYTHRIDIDAE Scythridid Moths	SESIIDAE Clear Wings	SIMAETHISTIDAE Simaethistid Moths
SPHINGIDAE Hawk Moths	STATHMOPODIDAE Lizard Moths	SYMMOCIDAE Symmocid Moths	THYRIDIDAE Picture-winged Leaf Moths
TINEIDAE Clothes Moths	TINEODIDAE False Plume Moths	TORTRICIDAE Leaf Rollers, Bell Moths	URANIIDAE Swallowtail Moths

XYLORYCTIDAE Timber Moths

YPONOMEUTIDAE Ermine Moths

ZYGAENIDAE Foresters, Burnet Moths

Australian Not-Moths

Australian Lepidoptera

Unknown Caterpillars

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(updated 31 March 2013, 10 March 2025)