ADELIDAE of Australia
Fairy Longhorn Moths
 ADELOIDEA
  
ADELIDAE

moths
  
ADELIDAE

undersides
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

The caterpillars of these species construct and live in portable camouflaged cases, as do the caterpillars of HELIOCOSMA GROUP, PSYCHIDAE, and TINEIDAE.

The 12 named Australian species of ADELIDAE are:

Adela aethiops

  • Ceromitia autoscia
    Ceromitia iolampra : Dappled Fairy Longhorn Moth
    Ceromitia leptosticta

    Nemophora brachypetala

  • Nemophora doddi
    Nemophora laurella
    Nemophora opalina : Opal Fairy Moth
    Nemophora panaeola
  • Nemophora polydaedala
    Nemophora sparsella
  • Nemophora turneri

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    (updated 31 May 2014, 25 May 2025)