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Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

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Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

Featured sightings

Pedois epinephela (A Gelechioid moth (Depressariidae) at Hawker, ACT - 4 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Ardozyga porphyroloma (A Gelechioid moth (Protolechia Group) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 5 Nov 2024 by DianneClarke

Labdia hexaspila (Gelechioid moth (Cosmopteriginae) by DianneClarke

Stathmopoda cyanopla (A Gelechioid moth (Stathmopodinae) by DianneClarke

Leptozestis ecstatica (Cosmopterigidae) by DianneClarke

Dichomeris holomela (A Gelechioid moth (Dichomeridinae) by DianneClarke

Iulactis semifusca (A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae) by DianneClarke

Stagmatophora (genus) (A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae) at Melba, ACT - 23 Oct 2024 by kasiaaus

Latest sightings

Macrobathra euryleuca by arjay

Lichenaula (genus) by DianneClarke

Elachista flammula by CathB

Stathmopoda melanochra (An Oecophorid moth (Eriococcus caterpillar)) by CathB

Pedois epinephela at Mogo, NSW - 29 Dec 2025 by Hejor1

Hypertrophidae (family) (Unidentified Twig Moth) at Braidwood, NSW - 29 Dec 2025 by Hejor1

Macrobathra desmotoma ( A Cosmet moth) at Hall, ACT - 28 Dec 2025 by Anna123

Stathmopoda crocophanes (Yellow Stathmopoda Moth) at Turner, ACT - 18 Dec 2025 by ConBoekel

Blastobasis (genus) at Cook, ACT - 22 Dec 2025 by CathB

Elachista (genus) at Turner, ACT - 12 Dec 2025 by ConBoekel

Unverified Curved-horn moth (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) by Paul4K

Macrobathra desmotoma ( A Cosmet moth) at Aranda, ACT - 21 Dec 2025 by KMcCue

Gelechioidea (superfamily) at Combaning, NSW - 9 Oct 2025 by ConBoekel

Stathmopoda crocophanes (Yellow Stathmopoda Moth) at Cook, ACT - 5 Dec 2025 by CathB

Anaptilora homoclera (Autostichinae) at Cook, ACT - 5 Dec 2025 by CathB

Unverified Curved-horn moth (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) at Parkes, ACT - 16 Dec 2025 by TimL

Lichenaula melanoleuca (Xyloryctidae) at Nadgee, NSW - 10 Dec 2025 by Pirom

Leptozestis (genus) (A Gelechioid moth (Cosmopterigidae)) at Russell, ACT - 12 Dec 2025 by Hejor1

Scieropepla reversella at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Dec 2025 by ConBoekel

Ardozyga desmatra (A Gelechioid moth) by DianneClarke

Xyloryctidae (family) (Timber Moths) at Charleys Forest, NSW - 19 Sep 2025 by arjay

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Discussion

ibaird wrote:

26 Dec 2025

Elachista delira?
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1105161-Elachista-delira

Elachista (genus)

ibaird wrote:

23 Dec 2025

Scieropepla (genus)? eg. S, typhicola?

Unverified Curved-horn moth (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

ibaird wrote:

20 Dec 2025

Similar too 4596077?

Gelechioidea (superfamily)

ibaird wrote:

19 Dec 2025

Barea (genus)?

Anaptilora homoclera

Pirom wrote:

17 Dec 2025

Indeed! I’m only a newbie. Been going pretty regularly since mid-1980s. Has not changed much (except deer). Harry’s is a time capsule.

Lichenaula melanoleuca

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