The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable dispute. These are generally very small moths with narrow, fringed wings. The larvae of most species feed internally on various parts of their host plants, sometimes causing galls. Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga) is a host plant common to many species of the family, particularly of the genus Chionodes, which as a result is more diverse in North America than usual for Gelechioidea.
Aroga is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
Parastenolechia is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
The black-edged dichomeris or black-edged carbatina is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the north-eastern United States, Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan and India. It has also been recorded in the Netherlands, where it is an exotic species.
Parachronistis albiceps, the wood groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and part of the Balkan Peninsula. Outside of Europe, it is found in southern Siberia, the Russian Far East and Korea.
Gelechia rhombella, the apple groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Europe, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, southern Siberia, the Russian Far East, Korea and China.
Psoricoptera gibbosella, the humped crest, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, North Africa, China, Japan, Korea, Siberia and the Russian Far East. The habitat consists of mature woodlands.
Gelechiinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.
Parastenolechia acclivis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in northern Vietnam.
Parastenolechia suriensis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southern and central Korea.
Parastenolechia asymmetrica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Taiwan and Korea.
Parastenolechia albicapitella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Korea.
Parastenolechia claustrifera is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in China (Zhejiang) and Taiwan.
Parastenolechia issikiella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Japan and Korea.
Parastenolechia superba is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Korea and the Russian Far East.
Parastenolechia collucata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Korea and the Russian Far East.
Parastenolechia formosana is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Taiwan.
Parastenolechia gracilis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Taiwan.
Parastenolechia nigrinotella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Turkey, on Sicily and in Spain, France, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Greece.
