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	AGONOXENINAE Palm and Detritus 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	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
DEPRESSARIINAE Flat-Bodied Moths	DREPANIDAE Hook Tip Moths	DUDGEONEIDAE Lace Moths	ELACHISTINAE 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	HYPERTROPHINAE 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	STENOMATINAE Stenomatid 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, 24 July 2025)