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Oecophoridae

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Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this.

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Hofmannophila is a genus of moths in the concealer moth family Oecophoridae. It is monotypic, with the single species Hofmannophila pseudospretella, the brown house moth, which appears to be closely related to species of the genus Borkhausenia.

Diurnea fagella

species of insect

Diurnea lipsiella

species of insect

Ancylometis is a genus of moths in the family Oecophoridae. The species of this genus are found on the Indian Ocean islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion.

genus of insects

Trachypepla is a genus of moths of the family Oecophoridae. It was circumscribed in 1883 by Edward Meyrick. The species within this genus are indigenous to Australia and New Zealand.

thumb| Leptocroca asphaltis, New Zealand

Corocosma memorabilis

species of insect

Atomotricha is a genus of moths of the family Oecophoridae. The species in this genus are endemic to New Zealand.

Pleurota is a genus of moths belonging to the family Oecophoridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, southern Africa and North America.

genus of insects

Pleurota bicostella

species of insect

Phryganeutis cinerea

species of insect

Oxycrates is a genus of moths in the family Oecophoridae. The species of this genus are found on the Indian Ocean islands of the Seychelles, Mauritius and Réunion.

Oecophora bractella

species of moth

Batia is a moth genus of the superfamily Gelechioidea.

Zacorus is a genus of moths belonging to the family Oecophoridae.

Philobota is a genus of concealer moths in the family Oecophoridae erected by Edward Meyrick in 1883. There are more than 200 described species in Philobota. They are found predominantly in Australia. thumb|Philobota latifissella

Harpella forficella

species of moth

Hierodoris is a genus of moths in the family Oecophoridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. This genus is only known from New Zealand. In 1988 the genus Taoscelis was synonymised with Hierodoris. In 2005 the genus Coridomorpha was synonymised with Hierodoris. It is alternatively placed in the family Xyloryctidae after Kaila, 2013, supported by Heikkilä et al. 2014.

Heterozyga coppatias

species of insect

Gymnobathra is a genus of moths in the family Oecophoridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. All species are found in New Zealand.

Tinearupa sorenseni

species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Hierodoris eremita

species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Chersadaula ochrogastra

species of insect

Conobrosis acervata

species of insect

Taragmarcha is a genus of moths in the family Oecophoridae. The species of this genus are found on the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and Réunion.

Compsotropha selenias

species of insect

Pyramidobela is a genus of insects which is mostly placed in the family Oecophoridae. The genus was formerly included in the Ethmiidae.

Atomotricha chloronota

species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Prepalla austrina

species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Pleurota aristella

species of insect

Eclactistis is a genus of moths of the family Oecophoridae.

Decantha borkhausenii

species of insect

Tachystola acroxantha

species of moth

Mermeristis spodiaea

species of moth

Ocystola paulinella

species of insect

Tingena armigerella

species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Crassa tinctella

species of insect

Thamnosara sublitella

species of insect

Nymphostola galactina

Nymphostola is a monotypic moth genus in the family Oecophoridae or the family Depressariidae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1883. Its only species, Nymphostola galactina, the tarata flat moth, was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Tingena marcida

species of insect

Cenarchis is a genus of moths in the family Oecophoridae. All species were described by Edward Meyrick in 1924 and are found in Rodrigues.

Oecophora is a genus of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). Among these, it belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae. It is the type genus of its subfamily and family. Thus, regardless of the uncertain phylogeny, systematics and taxonomy of its superfamily Gelechioidea, it and its closest relatives always have to be assigned to this family and subfamily as long as these are deemed valid.

Phaeosaces coarctatella

species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Metalampra is a genus of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). Among these, it belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae. It was originally established as a subgenus of Borkhausenia.

Decantha is a genus of moths belonging to the family Oecophoridae.

Hierodoris squamea

species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Trachypepla photinella

species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Euchersadaula is a genus of moths of the family Oecophoridae. This genus was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1926. The type species of this genus is Trachypepla lathriopa.

Piloprepes antidoxa

species of insect

Philobota stella

species of moth

Hierodoris iophanes

species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Philobota partitella

species of moth

Tingena loxotis

species of insect

Sphyrelata amotella

species of insect

Philobota lysizona

species of moth

Trachypepla spartodeta

species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Epiborkhausenites obscurotrimaculatus

Epiborkhausenites is an extinct genus of moth in the concealer moth family Oecophoridae and containing a single species Epiborkhausenites obscurotrimaculatus. The species is known only from Middle Eocene, Bartonian stage, Baltic amber deposits near the town of Palanga in Lithuania.