Flat-Bodied Moths GELECHIOIDEA | ![]() |
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The Caterpillars of this family generally live in shelters made from leaves of their foodplants joined with silk. The family is often included in OECOPHORIDAE, but there are clear physiological differences between the DEPRESSARIIDAE and the OECOPHORIDAE, so it is here treated separately. The DEPRESSARIDAE are much commoner in the northern hemisphere than in the Australia, whereas the OECOPHORIDAE are much better represented in Australia.
The 74 described Australian species of DEPRESSARIIDAE are:
Agonopterix alstroemeriana : Hemlock Moth
Barantola panarista
Barantola pulcherrima
Enchocrates glaucopis
Enchocrates phaedryntis
Enchocrates picrophylla
Eutorna diaula
Eutorna epicnephes : Pomaderris Miner
Eutorna eurygramma
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(updated 13 October 2014, 4 February 2025)