Photos of undersides of adult Butterflies and Moths in Australia

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

Lepidoptera eggs

Lepidoptera caterpillars

Lepidoptera pupae

Lepidoptera adults

Australian micro-moths

macro-moth forewings

ALUCITIDAE Many-Plumed Moths	ANTHELIDAE Australian Hairy Bears	ARCTIINAE Footmen, Woolly Bears, Tiger Moths	BATRACHEDRIDAE Fringed Moths
CARTHAEIDAE Dryandra Moths	CASTNIIDAE Sun Moths	CHOREUTIDAE Metalmark Moths	COSMOPTERIGIDAE Seed Borers
COSSIDAE Witchetty Grubs, Borers, Goat Moths	CRAMBIDAE Webworms, Shoot Borers	DEPRESSARIIDAE Flat-bodied Moths	DREPANIDAE Hook Tip Moths
EREBIDAE Owlet Moths	EUPTEROTIDAE Monkey Moths	EUTELIIDAE Euteliid Moths	GELECHIIDAE Twirler Moths
GEOMETRIDAE Inchworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves	GRACILLARIIDAE Leaf Miners, Stem Borers	HEPIALIDAE Ghost Moths, Swift Moths	HERMINIIDAE Dead-leaf Worms
HESPERIIDAE Skippers, Darters	HYBLAEIDAE Teak Moths	HYPERTROPHIDAE Twig Moths	IMMIDAE Immid moths
LACTURIDAE Lactura Group	LASIOCAMPIDAE Lappet & Snout Moths	LECITHOCERIDAE Tropical Longhorned Moths	LIMACODIDAE Cup & Slug Moths
LYCAENIDAE Blues, Coppers	LYMANTRIINAE Tussock Moths	NEPTULICIDAE Pigmy Moths	NOCTUIDAE Cutworms, Armyworms
NOLIDAE Hatted Caterpillars	> NOTODONTIDAE Bag Shelter Moths, Processionary Caterpillars	NYMPHALIDAE Satyrs, Nymphs, Danaiids	OECOPHORIDAE Concealer Moths
OENOSANDRIDAE Snub Moths	PAPILIONIDAE Swallowtails, Birdwings	PIERIDAE Whites, Yellows	PLUTELLIDAE Diamondback Moths
PSYCHIDAE Bagworms	PTEROPHORIDAE Plume Moths	PYRALIDAE Snout, Frass, Meal, & Flour Moths	SATURNIIDAE Emperor Moths
SESIIDAE Clear Wings	SPHINGIDAE Hawk Moths	STATHMOPODIDAE Carnivore Moths	THYRIDIDAE Picture-winged Leaf Moths
TINEIDAE Clothes Moths	TINEODIDAE False Plume Moths	TORTRICIDAE Leaf Rollers, Bell Moths	URANIIDAE Day-flying Moths

XYLORYCTIDAE Timber Moths

YPONOMEUTIDAE Ermine Moths

ZYGAENIDAE Burnet Moths