This is a list of the Australian moth species of the family Pterophoridae. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.
The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings, giving them the shape of a narrow winged airplane. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assemblage called "microlepidoptera".
Agdistis is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is the only genus in the Agdistinae subfamily which was described by J. W. Tutt in 1906.
Platyptilia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The genus was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Stenoptilia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae.
Hellinsia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. It was created by J.W. Tutt in honour of the entomologist John Hellins.
Xyroptila elegans is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in north-eastern New Guinea and Australia.
Xyroptila kuranda is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in southern Sulawesi and Australia.
Marasmarcha is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae erected by Edward Meyrick in 1886.
Pterophorus is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae.
Merrifieldia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. It has an Old World distribution, with species known from Asia, Africa and Europe.
Pterophorinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Pterophoridae.
Xyroptila zambesi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae which is endemic to Zimbabwe.