GRACILLARIIDAE of Australia
Leaf Miners and Stem Borers
 GRACILLARIOIDEA

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

(updated 19 January 2008)

Some noted species of the 450 named representatives in Australia are:

  • Acrocercops antimima
    Acrocercops alysidota : Wattle Miner
    Acrocercops autadelpha
    Acrocercops calicella
  • Acrocercops chionosema : Macadamia Leaf Miner
  • Acrocercops hoplocala
  • Acrocercops laciniella : Blackbutt Leaf Miner
  • Acrocercops macaria
  • Acrocercops plebeia
  • Acrocercops pyrigenes
  • Acrocercops tricuneatella

    Caloptilia azaleella : Azalea borer
    Caloptilia bryonoma

  • Caloptilia cyanoxantha
  • Caloptilia octopunctata
  • Caloptilia ostracodes
  • Caloptilia protiella
  • Caloptilia xanthopharella

    Conopomorpha cramerella : Cocoa Pod Borer

  • Conopomorpha heliopla

  • Dialectica aemula
    Dialectica scalariella : Echium Leaf Miner

    Epicephala trigonophora

  • Macarostola formosa
    Macarostola ida
  • Macarostola polyplaca

  • Neurostrota gunniella : Caterpillars check Mimosa pigra weed

    Phyllocnistis atractias
    Phyllocnistis atranota
    Phyllocnistis citrella : Citrus Leafminer

  • Phyllocnistis diaugella
    Phyllocnistis iodocella

    Phyllonorycter messaniella : Zeller's Midget

  • Phyllonorycter stephanota

    Polysoma eumetalla

  • Porphyrosela aglaozona
  • Porphyrosela dismochrysa

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