Alfred Jefferis Turner was a pediatrician and amateur entomologist. He was the son of missionary Frederick Storrs-Turner. He introduced the use of diphtheria antitoxin to Australia in 1895. He resided in Dauphin Terrace, Highgate Hill, Brisbane, and was known by the nickname "Gentle Annie".
Blastobasis is the type genus of the gelechioid moth family Blastobasidae; in some arrangements these are placed in the case-bearer family (Coleophoridae) as a subfamily. Within the Blastobasidae, the subfamily Blastobasinae has been established to distinguish the Blastobasis lineage from the group around Holcocera, but the delimitation is not yet well-resolved.
Naarda xanthonephra is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1908. It is found in Australia.
Amata trigonophora is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1898. It is found in the coastal areas of eastern Australia.
Apheloceros is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its single species, Apheloceros dasciodes, is found in Australia. Both the species and genus were first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947.
Abareia is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the family Pyralidae. It was described by Paul E. S. Whalley in 1970. It contains only one species, Abareia amaurodes, described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947, which is found in Australia.
Blastobasis phaeopasta is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia, including northern Queensland. It was first described in 1947 by Alfred Jefferis Turner, and the species epithet, phaeopasta, describes it as being "darkly sprinkled".
Blastobasis tanyptera is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia, including northern Queensland.
Ernophthora schematica is a species of snout moth in the genus Ernophthora. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947 and is found in Australia.
Phaneroctena pentasticta is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1923. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Haereta niphosceles is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Peritornenta lissopis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Acraephnes inscripta is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.
Eupselia axiepaena is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Eupselia beltera is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
Heosphora colobela is a moth in the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia.
Heosphora rhodochros is a moth in the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia.
Heosphora tanybela is a moth in the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia.
Ptyomaxia trigonogramma is a moth of the family Pyralidae first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is known from Australia and New Zealand.
