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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

Hypertropha tortriciformis (A Gelechioid moth) at Acton, ACT - 31 Dec 2025 by TimL

Hypertropha tortriciformis (A Gelechioid moth) at Acton, ACT - 31 Dec 2025 by TimL

Macrobathra desmotoma by arjay

Lichenaula (genus) by DianneClarke

Elachista flammula (A Gelechioid moth (Elachistidae) 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

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Discussion

WendyEM wrote:

5 Jan 2026

I still lean towards M. euryleuca. It has the shaggy white front leg - in M. desmotoma it is b&w striped. I think the markings match better too.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=699634
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=355146

Macrobathra desmotoma

ibaird wrote:

5 Jan 2026

Not M. desmotoma?

Macrobathra desmotoma

TimL wrote:

5 Jan 2026

I think you're right @HelenCross I'll edit the sighting.

Hypertropha tortriciformis

HelenCross wrote:

5 Jan 2026

Or is it something like Hypertropha tortriciformis?

Hypertropha tortriciformis

ibaird wrote:

26 Dec 2025

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

Elachista (genus)

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