List of moths of Australia (Lecithoceridae)

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This is a list of the Australian moth species of the family Lecithoceridae. 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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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lecithoceridae</span> Family of moths

The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalayan realm and the southern part of the Palaearctic realm.

<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>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.

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

The Lecithocerinae are a subfamily of small moths in the family Lecithoceridae. They are found worldwide, but most species occur in South Asia. The subfamily is characterized by the male genitalia with a bridge-like structure connecting the tegumen and the valva, and the uncus almost always is vestigial with two lobes at the dorsal base, only exceptionally united into a broad plate, but never as a thorn or spine.

<i>Crocanthes</i> Genus of moths

Crocanthes is a genus of moths in the family Lecithoceridae.

<i>Lecithocera</i> Genus of moths in family Lecithoceridae

Lecithocera is a genus of moths in the lecithocerid subfamily Lecithocerinae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853.

<i>Sarisophora</i> Genus of moths

Sarisophora is a genus of moths in the family Lecithoceridae.

<i>Macrobathra</i> Genus of moths

Macrobathra is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. Most species are endemic to Australia.

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

The Depressariinae – sometimes spelled "Depressiinae" in error – are a subfamily of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Like their relatives therein, their exact relationships are not yet very well resolved. It has been considered part of family Elachistidae sensu lato or included in an expanded Oecophoridae. In modern classifications they are treated as the distinct gelechioid family Depressariidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oecophorinae</span> Subfamily of the "concealer moths" family Oecophoridae

The Oecophorinae are the nominate subfamily of moths in the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). They are part of the insufficiently studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and like their relatives, the circumscription of this taxon is disputed.

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

Barea is a genus of moths of the family Oecophoridae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1864.

<i>Lecithocera tenella</i> Species of moth

Sarisophora tenella is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in India and Australia.