Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

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Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

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Blastobasis tarda (Gelechioidea) by DianneClarke

Aproaerema simplexella & isoscelixantha (Australian Soybean Moth (A. simplexella)) by DPRees125

Gelechiidae (family) at Morton Plains, VIC - 29 Aug 2010 by WendyEM

Phthorimaea operculella (Potato Tuber Worm) by DianneClarke

Aproaerema simplexella & isoscelixantha (Australian Soybean Moth (A. simplexella)) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 13 Sep 2025 by DianneClarke

Cryptophasa (genus) (A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae) at Shark Creek, NSW - 24 Aug 2025 by Topwood

Gelechioidea (superfamily) (Unidentified Gelechioid moth) at Harrison, ACT - 9 Sep 2025 by DPRees125

Aproaerema simplexella & isoscelixantha (Australian Soybean Moth (A. simplexella)) at Harrison, ACT - 9 Sep 2025 by DPRees125

Ardozyga amblopis (A Gelechiod moth (Gelechiidae) at Higgins, ACT - 24 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

Hypertrophidae (family) (Unidentified Twig Moth) at Amaroo, ACT - 7 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Eutorna tricasis (A Depressariid moth) at Baradine, NSW - 6 Aug 2025 by Pirom

Gelechioidea (superfamily) (Unidentified Gelechioid moth) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 24 Aug 2025 by WendyEM

Hypertrophidae (family) (Unidentified Twig Moth) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 30 Aug 2025 by DianneClarke

Batrachedra (genus) (The single genus of family Batrachedridae) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 16 Apr 2025 by WendyEM

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DianneClarke wrote:

24 Sep 2025

Thanks for the id

Lichenaula ignota

WendyEM wrote:

23 Sep 2025

Could this be it, are the palps long enough
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=364891
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/1548867-Lichenaula-ignota

Lichenaula ignota

WendyEM wrote:

16 Sep 2025

Of course; tribe GNORIMOSCHEMINI !! Well found.

Phthorimaea operculella

ibaird wrote:

15 Sep 2025

Or Tribe Gnorimoschemini?

Phthorimaea operculella

DianneClarke wrote:

15 Sep 2025

THanks Wendy - I couldn't find a match in either of those.

Phthorimaea operculella

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Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

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