Photos of adults of some Micro-Moth families in Australia

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

Lepidoptera eggs

Lepidoptera caterpillars

Lepidoptera pupae

Lepidoptera adults

Lepidoptera undersides

Macro-Moths forewings

Micro-moth species in GELECHIOIDEA have up-turned labial palps:

Some micro-moth species have easily identifiable postures :-

resting head-down

resting head-up

Some micro-moth families have easily identifiable wing shapes :-

ALUCITIDAE Many-Plumed Moths

PTEROPHORIDAE Plume Moths

SESIIDAE Clear Wings

TINEODIDAE False Plume Moths

Most micro-moths are harder to identify :-

ADELIDAE Fairy Moths (8)	AGATHIPHAGIDAE Kauri Moths (1)	AGONOXENIDAE Palm Moths (1)	ANOMOSETIDAE Primitive Ghost Moths (1)
ARGYRESTHIIDAE Needle Miners (1)	BATRACHEDRIDAE Fringed Moths (3)	BLASTOBASIDAE Dull Moths (4)	BLASTODACNIDAE Detritus Moths (3)
BRACHODIDAE Little Bear Moths (16)	BUCCULATRICIDAE Scribbler Moths (3)	CARPOSINIDAE Fruitworms (25)	CHOREUTIDAE Metalmark Moths (15)
COLEOPHORIDAE Tiny Case Moths (4)	COPROMORPHIDAE Fig Borers (7)	COSMOPTERIGIDAE Seed Borers (58)	CRAMBIDAE Webworms, Shoot Borers (449)
CYCLOTORNIDAE Ant Worms (5)	DEPRESSARIIDAE Flat-Bodied Moths (28)	ELACHISTIDAE Grass-miner Moths (15)	EPERMENIIDAE Fringe-tufted Moths (4)
EPIPYROPIDAE Planthopper Parasite Moths (2)	ERIOCOTTIDAE Spiny-winged Moths (1)	GALACTICIDAE WWebworms (2)	GELECHIIDAE Twirler Moths (78)
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE Gem Moths (18)	GRACILLARIIDAE Leaf Miners (28)	HELIOCOSMA Group Tufted Moths (9)	HELIODINIDAE Metal Moths (3)
HELIOZELIDAE Shield Bearer Moths (4)	HYPERTROPHIDAE Twig Moths (29)	INCURVARIIDAE Leafcutter Moths (1)	LACTURIDAE Lactura Group (26)
LECITHOCERIDAE Tropical Longhorned Moths (25)	LOPHOCORONIDAE Tiny Ghost Moths (4)	LYONETIIDAE Stem Borers (11)	MICROPTERIGIDAE Mandibulate Moths (9)
NEPTICULIDAE Pigmy Moths (8)	OECOPHORIDAE Concealer Moths (530)	OPOSTEGIDAE White Eyecap Moths (10)	PALAEPHATIDAE Gondwanaland Moths (11)
PLUTELLIDAE Diamondback Moths (23)	PYRALIDAE Snout, Frass, Meal, & Flour Moths (182)	ROESLERSTAMMIIDAE Small Ermine Moths (15)	SCYTHRIDIDAE Scythridid Moths
SIMAETHISTIDAE Simaethistid Moths	STATHMOPODIDAE Lizard Moths (4)	SYMMOCIDAE Symmocid Moths (4)	TINEIDAE Clothes Moths (59)

TORTRICIDAE Leaf Rollers, Bell Moths (211)

YPONOMEUTIDAE Ermine Moths (26)

ZYGAENIDAE Foresters, Burnet Moths (30)