Creatures that are not Moths in Australia

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

Some Arthropods look like moths, from the insect order LEPIDOPTERA, but are from other insect orders:

Osmylid Lacewing NEUROPTERA	Silky Lacewing NEUROPTERA	Pied Lacewing NEUROPTERA	Caddis Fly TRICHOPTERA
Brown Long-nosed Planthopper HEMIPTERA	Red and Green Planthopper HEMIPTERA	Plant hopper HEMIPTERA	Passionvine Hopper HEMIPTERA

Moth Fly DIPTERA

Australian Caterpillar Identification

Australian Lepidoptera

Australian Not Caterpillars

(updated 23 July 2013, 3 March 2026)