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Order Lepidoptera
- This page contains pictures and information about Concealer Moths in
family GELECHIIDAE that we
found in Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Moths in family Gelechiidae are very small to small in size. They are dull
colours with narrow wings.
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- Their larvae live in joined leaves. They feed on seeds or mine in leaves
and stems.
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- Gelechid Moth I
 - ? Idiophantis sp. family Gelechiidae, body length 10mm
- Mar 2011, Ford Road Conservation Area
- 1. Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
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- Gelechid Moth II
 - ? sp., body length 10mm
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- Reference:
- 1. Moths
of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990,
p256.
- 2. A Guide to Australian Moths - Paul Zborowski, Ted Edwards, CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2007,
p86.
- 3. Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
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