List of moths of Australia (Gelechiidae)

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This is a list of the Australian moth species of the family Gelechiidae. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.

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Anacampsinae

Chelariinae

Dichomerinae

Gelechiinae


The following species belongs to the subfamily Gelechiinae, but has not been assigned to a genus yet. Given here is the original name given to the species when it was first described:

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<i>Anarsia</i> Genus of moths

Anarsia is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.

<i>Ardozyga</i> Genus of moths

Ardozyga is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.

<i>Aristotelia</i> (moth) Genus of moths

Aristotelia is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. Well-known species are food plant specialists, and diverse hosts are used – Salicaceae, Solanaceae, Rosaceae, Fagaceae, Fabaceae, Asteraceae.

<i>Dichomeris</i> Genus of moths

Dichomeris is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.

<i>Hypatima</i> Genus of moths

Hypatima is a genus of the twirler moth family (Gelechiidae). Among these, it belongs to a distinct lineage, which is variously treated as tribe Chelariini in subfamilies Dichomeridinae, Gelechiinae, or even Pexicopiinae, and historically was considered a subfamily in its own right, Chelariinae. Of this lineage, Hypatima – under its junior synonym Chelaria – is the type genus. This genus has numerous species, but its exact limits are not quite clear. This genus occurs mainly in the Southern Hemisphere, though one of the better-known species is the only member of this genus native to Europe, the lobster-clawed moth.

<i>Mesophleps</i> Genus of moths

Mesophleps is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.

Onebala is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.

<i>Thiotricha</i> Genus of moths

Thiotricha is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae, subfamily Thiotrichinae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gelechiinae</span> Subfamily of moths

Gelechiinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anacampsinae</span> Subfamily of moths

Anacampsinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae.