Oecophoridae

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Tingena hemimochla (Meyrick, 1884)

Tingena hemimochla (Meyrick, 1884)

Tingena hemimochla (Meyrick, 1884)

Tingena hemimochla is an endemic New Zealand moth species first described by Edward Meyrick in 1884.

Wingia aurata (Walker, 1864)

Wingia aurata (Walker, 1864)

Wingia aurata (Walker, 1864)

Wingia aurata (golden leaf moth) is an Oecophoridae moth with 30–35 mm wingspan found in southern and eastern Australia.

Tortricopsis euryphanella Meyrick, 1883

Tortricopsis euryphanella Meyrick, 1883

Tortricopsis euryphanella Meyrick, 1883

Tortricopsis euryphanella is an Oecophoridae moth found in the Australian states of Tasmania and Victoria.

Tortricopsis pyroptis Meyrick, 1902

Tortricopsis pyroptis Meyrick, 1902

Tortricopsis pyroptis Meyrick, 1902

Tortricopsis pyroptis is an Australian Oecophoridae moth whose larvae feed on four plant genera.

Tortricopsis uncinella Zeller, 1854

Tortricopsis uncinella Zeller, 1854

Tortricopsis uncinella Zeller, 1854

Tortricopsis uncinella is an Australian Oecophoridae moth that uses Eucalyptus as a host.

Ptyoptila matutinella (Walker, 1864)

Ptyoptila matutinella (Walker, 1864)

Ptyoptila matutinella (Walker, 1864)

Ptyoptila matutinella is the only species in the monotypic Australian moth genus Ptyoptila of the family Oecophoridae.

Syringoseca rhodoxantha Meyrick, 1888

Syringoseca rhodoxantha Meyrick, 1888

Syringoseca rhodoxantha Meyrick, 1888

Syringoseca rhodoxantha is an Australian moth of the Oecophoridae family, found across multiple eastern and southern Australian states.

Syringoseca mimica Meyrick, 1887

Syringoseca mimica Meyrick, 1887

Syringoseca mimica Meyrick, 1887

Syringoseca mimica is a 20 mm wingspan Oecophoridae moth found across multiple regions of Australia.

Euchaetis rhizobola Meyrick, 1888

Euchaetis rhizobola Meyrick, 1888

Euchaetis rhizobola Meyrick, 1888

Euchaetis rhizobola is an Australian moth species in the family Oecophoridae with a 31–33 mm wingspan.

Euchaetis metallota Meyrick, 1883

Euchaetis metallota Meyrick, 1883

Euchaetis metallota Meyrick, 1883

Euchaetis metallota is an Australian oecophorid moth whose larvae feed inside galls on Eucalyptus vernicosa.

Psaroxantha basilica (Meyrick, 1884)

Psaroxantha basilica (Meyrick, 1884)

Psaroxantha basilica (Meyrick, 1884)

Psaroxantha basilica is an Oecophoridae moth found in New South Wales and Queensland.

Borkhausenia italica (Baldizzone, 1977)

Borkhausenia italica (Baldizzone, 1977)

Borkhausenia italica (Baldizzone, 1977)

Metalampra italica is an oecophorid moth once thought endemic to Italy, now found across much of Europe, often confused with Metalampra cinnamomea.

Aeolothapsa malacella (Meyrick, 1885)

Aeolothapsa malacella (Meyrick, 1885)

Aeolothapsa malacella (Meyrick, 1885)

Aeolothapsa malacella is an Australian Oecophoridae moth with 1cm average wingspan, larvae that eat dead Eucalyptus leaves.

Sphyrelata amotella (Walker, 1864)

Sphyrelata amotella (Walker, 1864)

Sphyrelata amotella (Walker, 1864)

Sphyrelata amotella is an Oecophoridae moth found in Australia and New Zealand whose larvae damage cork.

Atomotricha isogama Meyrick, 1909

Atomotricha isogama Meyrick, 1909

Atomotricha isogama Meyrick, 1909

Atomotricha isogama is an endemic New Zealand moth species described by Edward Meyrick in 1909.

Piloprepes anassa Meyrick, 1889

Piloprepes anassa Meyrick, 1889

Piloprepes anassa Meyrick, 1889

Piloprepes anassa is an Oecophoridae moth found in southeastern mainland Australia, with a wingspan around 20 mm.

Arachnographa micrastrella (Meyrick, 1883)

Arachnographa micrastrella (Meyrick, 1883)

Arachnographa micrastrella (Meyrick, 1883)

Arachnographa micrastrella is an Oecophoridae moth found in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria.

Pleurota bicostella (Clerck, 1761)

Pleurota bicostella (Clerck, 1761)

Pleurota bicostella (Clerck, 1761)

Pleurota bicostella is a Palearctic oecophorid moth whose larvae feed on Erica species.

Pleurota aristella (Linnaeus, 1768)

Pleurota aristella (Linnaeus, 1768)

Pleurota aristella (Linnaeus, 1768)

Pleurota aristella is a 20–22 mm wingspan oecophorid moth found across Europe, the Palearctic, and the Near East, whose larvae eat low-growing plants.

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Schiffermuelleria amasiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)

Schiffermuelleria amasiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)

Eratophyes amasiella is the only species in the oecophorid moth genus Eratophyes, found in Asia Minor and parts of Europe.

Lepidotarsa habrodelta (Lower, 1897)

Lepidotarsa habrodelta (Lower, 1897)

Lepidotarsa habrodelta (Lower, 1897)

Lepidotarsa habrodelta is an Oecophoridae moth found in three Australian states, with distinctive patterned wings and a 2 cm wingspan.

Leistomorpha brontoscopa Meyrick, 1884

Leistomorpha brontoscopa Meyrick, 1884

Leistomorpha brontoscopa Meyrick, 1884

Leistomorpha brontoscopa is an Oecophoridae moth found in southeastern Australia whose larvae eat dead Eucalyptus leaves.

Chersadaula ochrogastra Meyrick, 1923

Chersadaula ochrogastra Meyrick, 1923

Chersadaula ochrogastra Meyrick, 1923

Chersadaula ochrogastra is an endemic New Zealand moth not collected since 1923, found in the North Island with coastal larvae that feed on grass roots.

Gymnobathra sarcoxantha Meyrick, 1884

Gymnobathra sarcoxantha Meyrick, 1884

Gymnobathra sarcoxantha Meyrick, 1884

Gymnobathra sarcoxantha is an Oecophoridae moth endemic to New Zealand, likely to belong to another genus.

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