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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

Eschatura lemurias (A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae) at Wooroonooran, QLD - 22 Oct 2008 by PJH123

Stathmopoda cephalaea (A Lizard moth (Stathmopodidae) at Rosedale, NSW - 22 Apr 2025 by jb2602

Stathmopoda cyanopla (A Gelechioid moth (Stathmopodinae) by DianneClarke

Leptozestis ecstatica (Cosmopterigidae) by DianneClarke

Dichomeris holomela (A Gelechioid moth (Dichomeridinae) by DianneClarke

Latest sightings

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) 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

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

Crocanthes glycina (Lecithoceridae) at Aranda, ACT - 2 Dec 2025 by CathB

Macrobathra desmotoma ( A Cosmet moth) at Aranda, ACT - 2 Dec 2025 by KMcCue

Unverified Curved-horn moth (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) at Acton, ACT - 30 Nov 2025 by TimL

Gelechioidea (superfamily) at Hawker, ACT - 28 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Macrobathra desmotoma ( A Cosmet moth) at Hawker, ACT - 28 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Agriophara (genus) (A Flat-bodied moth (Stenomatinae, Depressariidae)) at Hawker, ACT - 28 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Pyroderces falcatella (Cornworm) at Turner, ACT - 28 Nov 2025 by ConBoekel

Lichenaula tuberculata at Ainslie, ACT - 26 Nov 2025 by jb2602

Xylorycta (genus) (A concealer moth) by Miranda

Macrobathra desmotoma ( A Cosmet moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Nov 2025 by ConBoekel

Labdia deliciosella (A Cosmet moth) at Turner, ACT - 23 Nov 2025 by ConBoekel

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Discussion

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

WendyEM wrote:

17 Dec 2025

mmm, I have been looking through possibilities. The sexual dimorphism of Philobota sp - maybe a female. e.g.
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=PHLCD2434-12

Unverified Curved-horn moth (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

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