Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)
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ibaird
wrote:
8 hrs ago
Not strongly marked, there are several similar looking species. Agriophara dyscapna?
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/7a872fa8-f8e9-46e3-80b4-7b171e911aab
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/7a872fa8-f8e9-46e3-80b4-7b171e911aab
Agriophara dyscapna
ibaird
wrote:
13 Nov 2025
Very typical habitat for this species, on bark, well camouflaged. A Gelechiod moth
Ardozyga amblopis
WendyEM
wrote:
11 Nov 2025
Maybe, but this moth has much narrower wings than that moth and does not hold its wings tent like. This looks a bit like a Stathmopodid but does not match any. Despite a prolonged search of Gelechioidea I have not found an alternative suggestion.
Gelechioidea (superfamily)
ibaird
wrote:
11 Nov 2025
Some specimens of M. automima lack the dark brown marking at the base of the forewing behing the thotax, See here:-
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/chez/automima.html
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/chez/automima.html
Gelechioidea (superfamily)
ibaird
wrote:
11 Nov 2025
Yes, the black tips to the palpi are apparently diagnostic for Ardozyga porphyroloma.
The ALA is consistent with the AFD which ecognises A. porphyroloma as a species but not Epimimimastis porphyroloma.
The ALA is consistent with the AFD which ecognises A. porphyroloma as a species but not Epimimimastis porphyroloma.
Ardozyga porphyroloma
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