Read about related Lepidoptera by using the "Forward" and "Backward" device icons. The moth members of this Order of insects include a large number of diverse families. Moth groups include micro moths, leaf miners, clothes moths, plume moths, ermine moths, burnets, geometrids, silk moths, sphinx moths, tiger moths, wasp moths, noctuids, underwings and many others.

Hook-Tip Leaf Moth Genus species Lepidoptera Drepanidae Looking like a decomposing leaf, this hook-tip moth has a central rib marking to mimic the vein of a leaf. The leaf metaphor is strengthened by the smooth sinuous curve of the forewing edge, unpunctuated by the head. This moth was photographed on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, formally Celebes. This island has particular natural history significance as the point at which species typical of Australian meet with species typical of Asia. This phenomena was first discovered by Darwin's contemporary, Wallace and the are has been named Wallacia. View the Index of Orders View Complete Photo List Ants, Bees & Wasps Butterflies & Moths Flies Beetles Lacewings & Antlions Leafhoppers & Cicadas True Bugs Cockroaches Praying Mantids Grasshoppers, Crickets Walking Sticks Dragonflies & Damselflies Mayflies Non-Insects