Gelechioidea families in Australia | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
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The moths in GELECHIOIDEA are micro-moths which are recognisable by the prominent pair of upturned labial palps held in front of the head.
AGONOXENIDAE Palm Moths (1) | BATRACHEDRIDAE Fringed Moths (4) | BLASTOBASIDAE Dull Moths (4) | BLASTODACNIDAE Detritus Moths (3) |
COLEOPHORIDAE Case Micro-moths (4) | COSMOPTERIGIDAE Seed Borers (57) | DEPRESSARIIDAE Flat-Bodied Moths (26) | ELACHISTIDAE Grass-miner Moths (15) |
ETHMIIDAE Black-spotted Moths (13) | GELECHIIDAE Twirler Moths (78) | HYPERTROPHIDAE Twig Moths (27) | LECITHOCERIDAE Tropical Longhorned Moths (23) |
OECOPHORIDAE Concealer Moths (487) | SCYTHRIDIDAE Leaf Miners (4) | STATHMOPODINAE Carnivore Moths (23) | SYMMOCIDAE Symmocid Moths (2) |
XYLORYCTIDAE Timber Moths (124) |
Not-Moths | Lepidoptera | Caterpillars |
(written 10 October 2022, updated 20 November 2022)