List of moths of Australia (Tortricidae) facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

This article is a list of Australian moths from the family Tortricidae. These moths are often called leaf-roller moths because many of their caterpillars roll up leaves to live inside. This list helps you find information about different types of these moths found in Australia.

What are Leaf-Roller Moths?

Leaf-roller moths belong to a large family of moths called Tortricidae. They are a very diverse group, meaning there are many different kinds of them! You can find these moths all over the world, and Australia has a huge number of species.

Life Cycle of a Leaf-Roller Moth

Most leaf-roller moths are small to medium-sized. Their caterpillars are often the most interesting part of their life cycle.

Eggs: Female moths lay tiny eggs, usually on plants.
Larvae (Caterpillars): When the eggs hatch, the caterpillars emerge. Many of these caterpillars have a special trick: they use silk to roll up leaves or tie them together. This creates a safe little home where they can eat and grow, hidden from predators. This is why they are called "leaf-rollers"!
Pupae: After growing enough, the caterpillar turns into a pupa, often still inside its rolled-up leaf shelter. This is a resting stage where it transforms into an adult moth.
Adult Moths: The adult moths are usually dull in color, like brown, grey, or green, which helps them blend in with trees and plants. They are often active at night. Their main job is to mate and lay eggs, starting the cycle all over again.

Why are Leaf-Roller Moths Important?

Leaf-roller moths play a role in their ecosystems. Some species are considered pests because their caterpillars can damage crops or fruit trees by eating leaves or boring into fruit. However, many others are harmless and are an important food source for birds and other animals. Scientists study them to understand biodiversity and how different species interact with their environment.

Types of Australian Leaf-Roller Moths

The Tortricidae family is divided into smaller groups called subfamilies and tribes. Here are some of the groups of leaf-roller moths found in Australia:

Chlidanotinae Subfamily

This subfamily includes several interesting tribes:

Chlidanotini Tribe

Caenognosis incisa (Walsingham, 1900)
Daulocnema epicharis (Common, 1965)
Leurogyia peristictum (Common, 1965)
Trymalitis climacias (Meyrick, 1911)
Trymalitis optima (Meyrick, 1911)

Hilarographini Tribe

Thaumatographa pampoecila (Turner, 1913)

Polyorthini Tribe

Apura xanthosoma (Turner, 1916)
Polylopha epidesma (Lower, 1901)
Polylopha phaeolopha (Turner, 1925)

Olethreutinae Subfamily

This is another large group of leaf-roller moths with many different tribes:

Bactrini Tribe

Bactra ablabes (Turner, 1946)
Bactra anthracosema (Turner, 1916)
Bactra blepharopis (Meyrick, 1911)
Bactra capnopepla (Turner, 1946)
Bactra opatanias (Meyrick, 1911)
Bactra psammitis (Turner, 1916)
Bactra scalopias (Meyrick, 1911)
Bactra testudinea (Turner, 1916)
Bactra venosana (Zeller, 1847)
Bactra xuthochyta (Turner, 1945)
Endothenia polymetalla (Turner, 1916)
Syntozyga anconia (Meyrick, 1911)
Syntozyga psammetalla (Lower, 1901)
Syntozyga sedifera (Meyrick, 1911)

Enarmoniini Tribe

Aglaogonia eupena (Turner, 1946)
Aglaogonia historica (Meyrick, 1920)
Anathamna plana (Meyrick, 1911)
Ancyclophyes monochroa (Diakonoff, 1984)
Ancylis acromochla (Turner, 1946)
Ancylis anguillana (Meyrick, 1881)
Ancylis argillacea (Turner, 1916)
Ancylis artifica (Meyrick, 1911)
Ancylis biscissana (Meyrick, 1881)
Ancylis carpalima (Meyrick, 1911)
Ancylis colonota (Meyrick, 1911)
Ancylis coronopa (Meyrick, 1911)
Ancylis erythrana (Meyrick, 1881)
Ancylis erythrosema (Turner, 1945)
Ancylis fidana (Meyrick, 1881)
Ancylis hibbertiana (Meyrick, 1881)
Ancylis himerodana (Meyrick, 1881)
Ancylis infectana (Meyrick, 1881)
Ancylis longestriata (Durrant, 1891)
Ancylis mesoscia (Meyrick, 1911)
Ancylis ochropepla (Turner, 1926)
Ancylis phileris (Meyrick, 1910)
Ancylis pseustis (Meyrick, 1911)
Ancylis sciodelta (Meyrick, 1921)
Ancylis segetana (Meyrick, 1881)
Ancylis stilpna (Turner, 1925)
Ancylis synomotis (Meyrick, 1911)
Ancylis volutana (Meyrick, 1881)
Anthozela hilaris (Turner, 1916)
Balbidomaga uptoni (Horak, 2006)
Cyphophanes gracilivalva (Horak, 2006)
Eucosmogastra miltographa (Meyrick, 1907)
Eucosmogastra poetica (Meyrick, 1909)
Eucosmogastra pyrrhopa (Lower, 1896)
Helictophanes myrolychna (Turner, 1946)
Helictophanes prospera (Meyrick, 1909)
Helictophanes scambodes (Meyrick, 1911)
Helictophanes uberana (Meyrick, 1881)
Irianassa aetheria (Turner, 1946)
Loboschiza delomilta (Turner, 1946)
Loboschiza deloxantha (Turner, 1946)
Loboschiza exemplaris (Meyrick, 1911)
Loboschiza furiosa (Meyrick, 1921)
Loboschiza hemicosma (Lower, 1908)
Loboschiza koenigiana (Fabricius, 1775)
Loboschiza martia (Meyrick, 1911)
Loboschiza thoenarcha (Meyrick, 1911)
Metaselena allophlebodes (Horak & Sauter, 1981)
Metaselena lepta (Horak & Sauter, 1981)
Oriodryas olbophora (Turner, 1925)
Periphoeba trepida (Meyrick, 1911)
Pseudancylis acrogypsa (Turner, 1916)
Pternidora phloeotis (Meyrick, 1911)
Tetramoera gracilistria (Turner, 1946)
Thysanocrepis crossota (Meyrick, 1911)
Toonavora aellaea (Turner, 1916)

Eucosmini Tribe

Acroclita bryopa (Meyrick, 1911)
Coenobiodes melanocosma (Turner, 1916)
Crocidosema apicinota (Turner, 1946)
Crocidosema lantana (Busck, 1910)
Crocidosema plebejana (Zeller, 1847)
Eccoptocera australis (Horak, 2006)
Epiblema strenuana (Walker, 1863)
Eucosmophyes commoni (Horak, 2006)
Fibuloides minuta (Horak, 2006)
Fibuloides phycitipalpia (Horak, 2006)
Heleanna chloreis (Turner, 1916)
Hermenias epidola (Meyrick, 1911)
Hermenias rivulifera (Turner, 1946)
Herpystis avida (Meyrick, 1911)
Holocola aethalostola (Turner, 1946)
Holocola ammostigma (Turner, 1946)
Holocola argyrotypa (Turner, 1927)
Holocola atmophanes (Turner, 1946)
Holocola baeodes (Turner, 1946)
Holocola chalcitis (Meyrick, 1911)
Holocola chlidana (Turner, 1927)
Holocola deloschema (Turner, 1914)
Holocola ebenostigma (Turner, 1946)
Holocola fluidana (Meyrick, 1881)
Holocola honesta (Meyrick, 1911)
Holocola hypomolybda (Turner, 1927)
Holocola imbrifera (Meyrick, 1911)
Holocola ischalea (Meyrick, 1911)
Holocola liturata (Turner, 1925)
Holocola lucifera (Turner, 1946)
Holocola melanographa (Turner, 1916)
Holocola morosa (Meyrick, 1911)
Holocola niphosticha (Turner, 1946)
Holocola nitida (Turner, 1946)
Holocola notosphena (Turner, 1946)
Holocola obeliscana (Meyrick, 1881)
Holocola opsia (Meyrick, 1911)
Holocola pellopis (Turner, 1946)
Holocola peraea (Meyrick, 1911)
Holocola pericyphana (Meyrick, 1881)
Holocola periptycha (Turner, 1946)
Holocola perspectana (Walker, 1863)
Holocola phaeoscia (Turner, 1916)
Holocola plinthinana (Meyrick, 1881)
Holocola seditiosana (Meyrick, 1881)
Holocola sicariana (Meyrick, 1881)
Holocola sollicitana (Meyrick, 1881)
Holocola spanistis (Meyrick, 1911)
Holocola spodostola (Turner, 1946)
Holocola striphromita (Turner, 1946)
Holocola tarachodes (Meyrick, 1911)
Holocola thalassinana (Meyrick, 1881)
Holocola tranquilla (Meyrick, 1911)
Holocola triangulana (Meyrick, 1881)
Holocola vitiosa (Meyrick, 1911)
Holocola zopherana (Meyrick, 1881)
Icelita indentata (Bradley, 1957)
Icelita monela (Clarke, 1976)
Melanodaedala scopulosana (Meyrick, 1881)
Noduliferola neothela (Turner, 1916)
Rhopobota hortaria (Meyrick, 1911)
Spilonota acrosema (Turner, 1946)
Spilonota constrictana (Meyrick, 1881)
Spilonota quietana (Meyrick, 1881)
Spilonota ruficomana (Meyrick, 1881)
Strepsicrates dyselia (Turner, 1946)
Strepsicrates ebenocosma (Turner, 1946)
Strepsicrates ejectana (Walker, 1863)
Strepsicrates infensa (Meyrick, 1911)
Strepsicrates limnephilana (Meyrick, 1881)
Strepsicrates macropetana (Meyrick, 1881)
Strepsicrates semicanella (Walker, 1866)
Strepsicrates sphenophora (Turner, 1946)
Strepsicrates transfixa (Turner, 1946)
Tritopterna capyra (Meyrick, 1911)
Whittonella peltosema (Lower, 1908)

Grapholitini Tribe

Acanthoclita trichograpta (Meyrick, 1911)
Apocydia pervicax (Meyrick, 1911)
Archiphlebia endophaga (Meyrick, 1911)
Archiphlebia rutilescens (Turner, 1945)
Commoneria cyanosticha (Turner, 1946)
Cryptophlebia iridosoma (Meyrick, 1911)
Cryptophlebia ombrodelta (Lower, 1898)
Cryptophlebia pallifimbriana (Bradley, 1953)
Cryptophlebia rhynchias (Meyrick, 1905)
Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fulcrifera persinnuata (Komai & Horak, 2006)
Grapholita dysaethria (Diakonoff, 1982)
Grapholita molesta (Busck, 1916)
Grapholita amphitorna (Turner, 1916)
Grapholita antitheta (Meyrick, 1911)
Grapholita conficitana (Walker, 1863)
Grapholita floricolana (Meyrick, 1881)
Grapholita iridescens (Meyrick, 1881)
Grapholita parvisignana (Meyrick, 1881)
Grapholita tetrazancla (Turner, 1925)
Grapholita tornosticha (Turner, 1946)
Grapholita zapyrana (Meyrick, 1881)
Gymnandrosoma gonomela (Lower, 1899)
Ixonympha hyposcopa (Lower, 1905)
Leguminivora longigula (Horak, 2006)
Loranthacydia aulacodes (Lower, 1902)
Loranthacydia metallocosma (Lower, 1902)
Loranthacydia multilinea (Turner, 1945)
Loranthacydia pessota (Meyrick, 1911)
Loranthacydia sinapichroa (Turner, 1926)
Microsarotis sanderyi (Komai & Horak, 2006)
Notocydia atripunctis (Turner, 1946)
Notocydia lomacula (Lower, 1899)
Notocydia niveimacula (Komai & Horak, 2006)
Notocydia tephraea (Meyrick, 1911)
Pammenemina tetramita (Turner, 1925)
Pammenopsis barbata (Komai & Horak, 2006)
Parapammene dyserasta (Turner, 1916)
Thaumatotibia aclyta (Turner, 1916)
Thaumatotibia zophophanes (Turner, 1946)

The following species belong to the tribe Grapholitini, but have not been assigned to a genus yet. Given here is the original name given to the species when it was first described:

Argyroploce angustifascia (Turner, 1925)
Grapholita dentatana (Walker, 1864)
Sciaphila diffusana (Walker, 1864)

Microcorsini Tribe

Collogenes albocingulata (Horak, 2006)
Cryptaspasma brachyptycha (Meyrick, 1911)
Cryptaspasma sordida (Turner, 1945)

Olethreutini Tribe

Archilobesia drymoptila (Lower, 1920)
Aterpia protosema (Diakonoff, 1973)
Atriscripta arithmetica (Meyrick, 1921)
Cnecidophora ochroptila (Meyrick, 1910)
Costosa australis (Horak, 2006)
Dactylioglypha tonica (Meyrick, 1909)
Demeijerella chrysoplea (Diakonoff, 1975)
Diakonoffiana tricolorana (Meyrick, 1881)
Diakonoffiana vindemians (Meyrick, 1921)
Dudua aprobola (Meyrick, 1886)
Dudua iniqua (Meyrick, 1921)
Dudua phyllanthana (Meyrick, 1881)
Dudua siderea (Turner, 1916)
Eremas leucotrigona (Turner, 1945)
Eremas tetrarcha (Meyrick, 1920)
Euobraztsovia chionodelta (Meyrick, 1911)
Gatesclarkeana tenebrosa (Turner, 1916)
Gnathmocerodes alphestis (Meyrick, 1921)
Gnathmocerodes euplectra (Lower, 1908)
Gnathmocerodes ophiocosma (Turner, 1946)
Lobesia arescophanes (Turner, 1945)
Lobesia extrusana (Walker, 1863)
Lobesia parvulana (Walker, 1863)
Lobesia peltophora (Meyrick, 1911)
Lobesia physophora (Lower, 1901)
Lobesia symploca (Turner, 1926)
Lobesia transtrifera (Meyrick, 1920)
Lobesia xylistis (Lower, 1901)
Megalota helicana (Meyrick, 1881)
Megalota uncimacula (Turner, 1925)
Metrioglypha phyllodes (Lower, 1899)
Metrioglypha thystas (Meyrick, 1911)
Ophiorrhabda mormopa (Meyrick, 1906)
Ophiorrhabda mysterica (Turner, 1916)
Ophiorrhabda phaeosigma (Turner, 1916)
Oxysemaphora hacobiani (Horak, 2006)
Oxysemaphora notialis (Horak, 2006)
Podognatha vinculata (Meyrick, 1916)
Proschistis polyochtha (Diakonoff, 1973)
Rhodacra pyrrhocrossa (Meyrick, 1912)
Sorolopha archimedias (Meyrick, 1912)
Sorolopha cyclotoma (Lower, 1901)
Sorolopha delochlora (Turner, 1916)
Sorolopha elaeodes (Lower, 1908)
Sorolopha johngreeni (Horak, 2006)
Sorolopha leptochlora (Turner, 1916)
Statherotis amaeboea (Lower, 1896)
Statherotis batrachodes (Meyrick, 1911)
Statherotis euryphaea (Turner, 1916)
Statherotis pendulata (Meyrick, 1911)
Sycacantha atactodes (Turner, 1946)
Sycacantha castanicolor (Turner, 1946)
Sycacantha exedra (Turner, 1916)
Sycacantha niphostetha (Turner, 1946)
Sycacantha placida (Meyrick, 1911)
Sycacantha sphaerocosmana (Meyrick, 1881)
Sycacantha symplecta (Turner, 1946)
Temnolopha mosaica (Lower, 1901)
Trachyschistis hians (Meyrick, 1921)
Zomariana doxasticana (Meyrick, 1881)

Tortricinae Subfamily

This subfamily also contains many different tribes:

Archipini Tribe

Acroceuthes leucozancla (Turner, 1945)
Acroceuthes metaxanthana (Walker, 1863)
Aristocosma chrysophilana (Walker, 1863)
Atelodora agramma (Lower, 1900)
Atelodora pelochytana (Meyrick, 1881)
Authomaema diemeniana (Zeller, 1877)
Authomaema pentacosma (Lower, 1900)
Authomaema rusticata (Meyrick, 1922)
Clarana acrita (Turner, 1916)
Clarana arrosta (Turner, 1945)
Clarana arrythmodes (Turner, 1946)
Clarana atristrigana (Meyrick, 1881)
Clarana clarana (Meyrick, 1881)
Clarana hyperetana (Meyrick, 1881)
Clarana parastactis (Meyrick, 1910)
Clarana thermaterimma (Lower, 1893)
Constrictana catharia (Turner, 1926)
Constrictana constrictana (Walker, 1866)
Constrictana ephedra (Meyrick, 1910)
Constrictana ischnomorpha (Turner, 1945)
Constrictana leptospila (Lower, 1901)
Constrictana montanana (Meyrick, 1881)
Constrictana notograpta (Meyrick, 1910)
Constrictana ophthalmias (Meyrick, 1910)
Constrictana oxygona (Lower, 1899)
Constrictana plagiomochla (Turner, 1945)
Cosmoplaca cosmoplaca (Lower, 1903)
Euryochra cerophanes (Meyrick, 1910)
Euryochra euryochra (Turner, 1914)
Euryochra naias (Turner, 1916)
Glyphidoptera insignana (Meyrick, 1881)
Glyphidoptera polymita (Turner, 1916)
Isochorista acrodesma (Lower, 1902)
Isochorista chaodes (Meyrick, 1910)
Isochorista encotodes (Meyrick, 1910)
Isochorista helota (Meyrick, 1910)
Isochorista melanocrypta (Meyrick, 1910)
Isochorista panaeolana (Meyrick, 1881)
Isochorista parmiferana (Meyrick, 1881)
Isochorista pumicosa (Meyrick, 1910)
Isochorista ranulana (Meyrick, 1881)
Phryctora deuterastis (Meyrick, 1910)
Phryctora hedyma (Turner, 1915)
Phryctora leucobela (Turner, 1945)
Phryctora phaeosema (Turner, 1945)
Phryctora phryctora (Meyrick, 1910)
Phryctora tapinopis (Turner, 1945)
Rupicolana argyrocosma (Turner, 1925)
Rupicolana bleptodora (Turner, 1925)
Rupicolana camacinana (Meyrick, 1882)
Rupicolana catarrapha (Turner, 1945)
Rupicolana celatrix (Turner, 1916)
Rupicolana contortula (Turner, 1927)
Rupicolana crotala (Meyrick, 1910)
Rupicolana gnophodryas (Lower, 1902)
Rupicolana lenoea (Meyrick, 1910)
Rupicolana mermera (Meyrick, 1910)
Rupicolana orthias (Meyrick, 1910)
Rupicolana phosphora (Meyrick, 1910)
Rupicolana polymicta (Turner, 1927)
Rupicolana refluana (Meyrick, 1881)
Rupicolana rupicolana (Meyrick, 1881)
Rupicolana serena (Meyrick, 1910)
Rupicolana stereodes (Meyrick, 1910)
Rupicolana thiopasta (Turner, 1915)
Rupicolana tribolana (Meyrick, 1881)
Tarachota adynata (Turner, 1945)
Tarachota asemantica (Turner, 1927)
Tarachota ceramica (Lower, 1908)
Tarachota cnaphalodes (Meyrick, 1910)
Tarachota dryina (Meyrick, 1910)
Tarachota eugrapta (Turner, 1927)
Tarachota hemicosmana (Meyrick, 1881)
Tarachota leucospila (Lower, 1893)
Tarachota mersana (Walker, 1863)
Tarachota multistriata (Turner, 1945)
Tarachota notopasta (Turner, 1945)
Tarachota poliobaphes (Turner, 1927)
Tarachota scaphosema (Turner, 1945)
Tarachota tarachota (Meyrick, 1910)
Xenothictis sciaphila (Turner, 1925)
Acropolitis canana (Walker, 1863)
Acropolitis canigerana (Walker, 1863)
Acropolitis ergophora (Meyrick, 1910)
Acropolitis excelsa (Meyrick, 1910)
Acropolitis hedista (Turner, 1916)
Acropolitis magnana (Walker, 1863)
Acropolitis malacodes (Meyrick, 1910)
Acropolitis ptychosema (Turner, 1927)
Acropolitis rudisana (Walker, 1863)
Adoxophyes fasciculana (Walker, 1866)
Adoxophyes heteroidana (Meyrick, 1881)
Adoxophyes instillata (Meyrick, 1922)
Adoxophyes melichroa (Lower, 1899)
Adoxophyes panxantha (Lower, 1901)
Adoxophyes templana (Pagenstecher, 1900)
Adoxophyes tripselia (Lower, 1908)
Coeloptera epiloma (Lower, 1902)
Coeloptera gyrobathra (Turner, 1925)
Coeloptera vulpina (Turner, 1916)
Cryptoptila australana (Lewin, 1805)
Cryptoptila crypsilopha (Turner, 1925)
Cryptoptila immersana (Walker, 1863)
Dichelopa achranta (Meyrick, 1910)
Dichelopa dichroa (Lower, 1901)
Dichelopa loricata (Meyrick, 1910)
Dichelopa panoplana (Meyrick, 1881)
Dichelopa sabulosa (Meyrick, 1910)
Dichelopa sciota (Lower, 1916)
Dichelopa tarsodes (Meyrick, 1910)
Epiphyas ammotypa (Turner, 1945)
Epiphyas ashworthana (Newman, 1856)
Epiphyas asthenopis (Lower, 1902)
Epiphyas aulacana (Meyrick, 1881)
Epiphyas balioptera (Turner, 1916)
Epiphyas caryotis (Meyrick, 1910)
Epiphyas cerussata (Meyrick, 1910)
Epiphyas cetrata (Meyrick, 1910)
Epiphyas dotatana (Walker, 1863)
Epiphyas epichorda (Meyrick, 1910)
Epiphyas erysibodes (Turner, 1916)
Epiphyas eucyrta (Turner, 1927)
Epiphyas eugramma (Lower, 1899)
Epiphyas euphara (Turner, 1945)
Epiphyas euraphodes (Turner, 1916)
Epiphyas eveleena (Lower, 1916)
Epiphyas fabricata (Meyrick, 1910)
Epiphyas flebilis (Turner, 1939)
Epiphyas haematephora (Turner, 1916)
Epiphyas haematodes (Turner, 1916)
Epiphyas hemiphoena (Turner, 1927)
Epiphyas hyperacria (Turner, 1916)
Epiphyas iodes (Meyrick, 1910)
Epiphyas lathraea (Meyrick, 1910)
Epiphyas liadelpha (Meyrick, 1910)
Epiphyas loxotoma (Turner, 1927)
Epiphyas lycodes (Meyrick, 1910)
Epiphyas lypra (Turner, 1945)
Epiphyas ocyptera (Meyrick, 1910)
Epiphyas oresigona (Turner, 1939)
Epiphyas oriotes (Turner, 1916)
Epiphyas peloxythana (Meyrick, 1881)
Epiphyas plastica (Meyrick, 1910)
Epiphyas postvittana (Walker, 1863)
Epiphyas pulla (Turner, 1945)
Epiphyas scleropa (Meyrick, 1910)
Epiphyas sobrina (Turner, 1945)
Epiphyas spodota (Meyrick, 1910)
Epiphyas xylodes (Meyrick, 1910)
Ericodesma adoxodes (Turner, 1939)
Ericodesma antilecta (Turner, 1939)
Ericodesma concordana (Meyrick, 1881)
Ericodesma indigestana (Meyrick, 1881)
Ericodesma isochroa (Meyrick, 1910)
Ericodesma leptosticha (Turner, 1916)
Ericodesma liquidana (Meyrick, 1881)
Ericodesma pallida (Turner, 1945)
Ericodesma spodophanes (Turner, 1945)
Homona aestivana (Walker, 1866)
Homona fistulata (Meyrick, 1910)
Homona mermerodes (Meyrick, 1910)
Homona spargotis (Meyrick, 1910)
Homona trachyptera (Diakonoff, 1941)
Isodemis serpentiana (Walker, 1863)
Isotenes miserana (Walker, 1863)
Merophyas calculata (Meyrick, 1910)
Merophyas divulsana (Walker, 1863)
Merophyas immersana (Walker, 1863)
Merophyas petrochroa (Lower, 1908)
Merophyas scandalota (Meyrick, 1910)
Merophyas siniodes (Turner, 1945)
Merophyas tenuifascia (Turner, 1927)
Merophyas therina (Meyrick, 1910)
Neocalyptis molesta (Meyrick, 1910)
Procalyptis oncota (Meyrick, 1910)
Procalyptis parooptera (Turner, 1925)
Sobriana alysidina (Turner, 1927)
Sobriana arcaria (Meyrick, 1910)
Sobriana dyschroa (Turner, 1927)
Sobriana haplopolia (Turner, 1939)
Sobriana mnemosynana (Meyrick, 1881)
Sobriana ophiodesma (Lower, 1902)
Sobriana oressinoma (Turner, 1925)
Sobriana sobriana (Walker, 1863)
Sobriana stigmatias (Meyrick, 1910)
Standishana concolorana (Meyrick, 1881)
Standishana standishana (Newman, 1856)
Technitis agrypna (Meyrick, 1910)
Technitis amoenana (Walker, 1863)
Technitis campylosema (Turner, 1945)
Technitis campylosticha (Turner, 1939)
Technitis cataractis (Meyrick, 1910)
Technitis desmotana (Meyrick, 1881)
Technitis eusticha (Turner, 1945)
Technitis humerellus (Walker, 1866)
Technitis hydractis (Meyrick, 1910)
Technitis oriarcha (Meyrick, 1910)
Technitis phaeoneura (Turner, 1945)
Technitis polyphrica (Turner, 1927)
Technitis procapna (Turner, 1945)
Technitis technica (Turner, 1939)
Technitis technitis (Meyrick, 1910)
Technitis telephanta (Meyrick, 1910)
Technitis tephrodes (Turner, 1916)
Technitis tessulatana (Meyrick, 1881)
Thrincophora cinefacta (Turner, 1945)
Thrincophora dryinodes (Meyrick, 1910)
Thrincophora impletana (Walker, 1863)
Thrincophora inconcisana (Walker, 1863)
Thrincophora lignigerana (Walker, 1863)
Thrincophora signigerana (Walker, 1863)
Thrincophora stenoptycha (Turner, 1926)

The following species belong to the tribe Archipini, but have not been assigned to a genus yet. Given here is the original name given to the species when it was first described:

Capua belophora (Turner, 1945)
Arotrophora chionaula (Meyrick, 1910)
Capua confragosa (Meyrick, 1922)
Dichelia cosmopis (Lower, 1894)
Capua gongylia (Turner, 1925)
Capua leucostacta (Meyrick, 1910)
Capua nummulata (Meyrick, 1910)
Capua paraloxa (Meyrick, 1910)
Capua phellodes (Meyrick, 1910)
Capua promiscua (Meyrick, 1922)
Conchylis tasmaniana (Walker, 1863)
Capua tetraplasia (Turner, 1916)
Procalyptis albanyensis (Strand, 1924)
Capua castanitis (Turner, 1925)
Tortrix coctilis (Meyrick, 1922)
Apateta cryphia (Turner, 1926)
Capua effulgens (Meyrick, 1910)
Tortrix eucela (Meyrick, 1910)
Tortrix haplodes (Meyrick, 1910)
Tortrix incompta (Turner, 1927)
Capua incorrupta (Meyrick, 1922)
Tortrix notophaea (Turner, 1926)
Tortrix paurozona (Lower, 1902)
Anisogona placoxantha (Lower, 1896)
Argyrotoxa pompica (Turner, 1925)
Tortrix umbratilis (Meyrick, 1922)

Cnephasiini Tribe

Arotrophora anemarcha (Lower, 1902)
Arotrophora arcuatalis (Walker, 1866)
Arotrophora canthelias (Meyrick, 1910)
Arotrophora charistis (Meyrick, 1910)
Arotrophora diadela (Common, 1963)
Arotrophora ericirra (Common, 1963)
Arotrophora euides (Turner, 1927)
Arotrophora ochraceellus (Walker, 1863)
Arotrophora siniocosma (Turner, 1926)
Drachmobola strigulata (Meyrick, 1910)
Mictoneura flexanimana (Meyrick, 1881)
Paranepsia amydra (Turner, 1916)
Paraphyas callixena (Turner, 1927)
Parastranga macrogona (Meyrick, 1910)
Peraglyphis aderces (Common, 1963)
Peraglyphis anaptis (Meyrick, 1910)
Peraglyphis aphanta (Common, 1963)
Peraglyphis atherista (Common, 1963)
Peraglyphis atimana (Meyrick, 1881)
Peraglyphis chalepa (Common, 1963)
Peraglyphis confusana (Walker, 1863)
Peraglyphis dyscheres (Common, 1963)
Peraglyphis epixantha (Common, 1963)
Peraglyphis eucrines (Common, 1963)
Peraglyphis hemerana (Meyrick, 1882)
Peraglyphis idiogenes (Common, 1963)
Peraglyphis lividana (Meyrick, 1881)
Peraglyphis scepasta (Common, 1963)
Syllomatia pertinax (Meyrick, 1910)
Syllomatia pirastis (Meyrick, 1910)
Syllomatia xythopterana (Meyrick, 1881)
Symphygas nephaula (Meyrick, 1910)
Taeniarchis catenata (Meyrick, 1910)
Taeniarchis hestica (Common, 1963)
Taeniarchis periorma (Meyrick, 1910)
Tanychaeta neanthes (Turner, 1933)

The following species belongs to the tribe Cnephasiini, but have not been assigned to a genus yet. Given here is the original name given to the species when it was first described:

Mictoneura eurypelta (Lower, 1920)

Cochylini Tribe

Cochylis atricapitana (Stephens, 1852)
Eupoecilia acrographa (Turner, 1916)
Gynnidomorpha mesoxutha (Turner, 1916)
Lorita baccharivora (Pogue, 1988)

Epitymbiini Tribe

Aeolostoma scutiferana (Meyrick, 1881)
Anisogona hilaomorpha (Turner, 1926)
Anisogona mediana (Walker, 1863)
Anisogona notoplaga (Turner, 1945)
Anisogona simana (Meyrick, 1881)
Anisogona similana (Walker, 1863)
Anisogona thysanoma (Meyrick, 1910)
Asthenoptycha conjunctana (Walker, 1863)
Asthenoptycha craterana (Meyrick, 1881)
Asthenoptycha encratopis (Meyrick, 1920)
Asthenoptycha epiglypta (Meyrick, 1910)
Asthenoptycha hemicryptana (Meyrick, 1881)
Asthenoptycha heminipha (Turner, 1916)
Asthenoptycha iriodes (Lower, 1898)
Asthenoptycha sphaltica (Meyrick, 1910)
Asthenoptycha sphenotoma (Turner, 1945)
Asthenoptycha tolmera (Turner, 1945)
Capnoptycha cavifrons (Turner, 1926)
Capnoptycha ipnitis (Meyrick, 1910)
Capnoptycha tholera (Turner, 1925)
Capnoptycha zostrophora (Turner, 1925)
Capua intractana (Walker, 1869)
Debiliana debiliana (Walker, 1863)
Debiliana pentazona (Lower, 1901)
Debiliana symphonica (Turner, 1945)
Disputana disputana (Walker, 1863)
Epitymbia alaudana (Meyrick, 1881)
Epitymbia apatela (Horak & Common, 1985)
Epitymbia cosmota (Meyrick, 1887)
Epitymbia dialepta (Horak & Common, 1985)
Epitymbia eudrosa (Turner, 1916)
Epitymbia eutypa (Turner, 1925)
Epitymbia isoscelana (Meyrick, 1881)
Epitymbia passalotana (Meyrick, 1881)
Epitymbia scotinopa (Lower, 1902)
Euphona ammochroa (Lower, 1893)
Euphona decolorana (Walker, 1863)
Euphona dyslecta (Turner, 1926)
Euphona euphona (Meyrick, 1910)
Euphona oxygrammana (Meyrick, 1881)
Euphona plathanana (Meyrick, 1881)
Euphona pseudarcha (Meyrick, 1910)
Fuscicepsana cirrhoptera (Turner, 1927)
Fuscicepsana fuscicepsana (Walker, 1863)
Goboea copiosana (Walker, 1866)
Meritastis ferrea (Meyrick, 1910)
Meritastis illucida (Meyrick, 1910)
Meritastis laganodes (Meyrick, 1910)
Meritastis lythrodana (Meyrick, 1881)
Meritastis piperata (Meyrick, 1910)
Meritastis polygraphana (Walker, 1863)
Meritastis psarodes (Meyrick, 1910)
Meritastis pyrosemana (Meyrick, 1881)
Meritastis trissochorda (Turner, 1916)
Meritastis umbrosa (Meyrick, 1910)
Meritastis ursina (Meyrick, 1910)
Rhomboceros homogama (Meyrick, 1910)
Subfurcatana schematica (Turner, 1927)
Subfurcatana subfurcatana (Walker, 1863)
Trychnophylla taractica (Turner, 1926)
Vacuana vacuana (Walker, 1863)

The following species belongs to the tribe Epitymbiini, but have not been assigned to a genus yet. Given here is the original name given to the species when it was first described:

Capua dura (Turner, 1945)

Phricanthini Tribe

Phricanthes asperana (Meyrick, 1881)
Phricanthes diaphorus (Common, 1965)
Phricanthes flexilineana (Walker, 1863)
Phricanthes peistica (Common, 1965)
Scolioplecta allocotus (Common, 1965)
Scolioplecta araea (Turner, 1916)
Scolioplecta comptana (Walker, 1863)
Scolioplecta exochus (Common, 1965)
Scolioplecta molybdantha (Meyrick, 1910)
Scolioplecta ochrophylla (Turner, 1916)
Scolioplecta rigida (Meyrick, 1910)

Schoenotenini Tribe

Cornuticlava aritrana (Common, 1965)
Cornuticlava phanera (Common, 1965)
Cornuticlava spectralis (Meyrick, 1912)
Diactenis tryphera (Common, 1965)
Epitrichosma anisocausta (Turner, 1916)
Epitrichosma ceramina (Common, 1965)
Epitrichosma crymodes (Turner, 1916)
Epitrichosma hesperia (Common, 1965)
Epitrichosma luteola (Diakonoff, 1974)
Epitrichosma metreta (Common, 1965)
Epitrichosma neurobapta (Lower, 1908)
Epitrichosma phaulera (Turner, 1916)
Palaeotoma styphelana (Meyrick, 1881)
Proselena annosana (Meyrick, 1881)
Proselena tenella (Meyrick, 1910)
Syncratus paroecus (Common, 1965)
Syncratus scepanus (Common, 1965)
Tracholena dialeuca (Common, 1982)
Tracholena homopolia (Turner, 1945)
Tracholena micropolia (Turner, 1916)
Tracholena sulfurosa (Meyrick, 1910)

Tortricini Tribe

Amboyna diapella (Common, 1965)
Anameristes cyclopleura (Turner, 1916)
Asterolepis earina (Common, 1965)
Asterolepis glycera (Meyrick, 1910)
Exeristeboda exeristis (Meyrick, 1910)

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