Suborder:Glossata Infraorder:Heteroneura Superfamily:Gelechioidea
As treated in MBGBI4.1 Oecophoridae was a large and diverse family with no apparent morphological features identifying a moth as belonging to this family and excluding all others. It has now been broken up so that the current concept of the family only contains the subfamilies Oecophorinae and Philobotinae of MBGBI4.1. These two now are considered together in Subfamily: Oecophorinae and split at Tribe level (Oecophorini and Philobotini). All British species are now in Subfamily: Oecophorinae.
MBGBI4.1's Subfamily Chimabachinae is now Family 29: Chimabachidae. Subfamily Amphisbatinae is now Family 30: Lypusidae.
Subfamily Carcininae is now Family 31: Peleopodidae. Subfamily Depressariinae is now Family 32 Depressariidae.
Subfamily Stathmopodinae is now Family 42: Stathmopodidae.
ws: 7-30mm; Body held horizontally at rest with wings tectiform or flat and overlapping and antennae alongside body below wings
Head smooth, Ocelli absent, Proboscis well-developed; Antennae at least 3/5 fw length; scape usually with pecten
Labial palps moderate to long, usually upcurved
Fw lanceolate to to broadly ovate or subquadrate, Hw lanceolate to ovate; Hindtibia hairy
Keyed as: 1. hw cilia longer than hw breadth > head smooth-scaled > hindtibia without long bristles > head with scales broader than shaft of antenna > hw oval not produced at apex OR 2. hw cilia shorter than hw breadth > frenulum present > proboscis developed, scaled > hindtibia evenly long-haired > hw oval or broad oblong, not produced at apex (This will key to all families formerly contained in Oecophoridae except Stahmopodidae. Ethmiidae and some Gelechiidae also key here)
As treated in MBGBI4.1 Oecophoridae was a large and diverse family with no apparent morphological features identifying a moth as belonging to this family and excluding all others. It has now been broken up so that the current concept of the family only contains the subfamilies Oecophorinae and Philobotinae of MBGBI4.1. These two now are considered together in Subfamily: Oecophorinae and split at Tribe level (Oecophorini and Philobotini). All British species are now in Subfamily: Oecophorinae.
MBGBI4.1's Subfamily Chimabachinae is now Family 29: Chimabachidae. Subfamily Amphisbatinae is now Family 30: Lypusidae.
Subfamily Carcininae is now Family 31: Peleopodidae. Subfamily Depressariinae is now Family 32 Depressariidae.
Subfamily Stathmopodinae is now Family 42: Stathmopodidae.
ws: 7-30mm; Body held horizontally at rest with wings tectiform or flat and overlapping and antennae alongside body below wings
Head smooth, Ocelli absent, Proboscis well-developed; Antennae at least 3/5 fw length; scape usually with pecten
Labial palps moderate to long, usually upcurved
Fw lanceolate to to broadly ovate or subquadrate, Hw lanceolate to ovate; Hindtibia hairy
Keyed as: 1. hw cilia longer than hw breadth > head smooth-scaled > hindtibia without long bristles > head with scales broader than shaft of antenna > hw oval not produced at apex OR 2. hw cilia shorter than hw breadth > frenulum present > proboscis developed, scaled > hindtibia evenly long-haired > hw oval or broad oblong, not produced at apex (This will key to all families formerly contained in Oecophoridae except Stahmopodidae. Ethmiidae and some Gelechiidae also key here)
Tribe: Oecophorini (15G 22S)
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Promalactis
001 Promalactis procerella
(Beautiful Silver-mark) 
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Schiffermuelleria (2S)
002 Schiffermuelleria schaefferella
(Black-bordered Beauty) Added to British list 2012, Richmond |
003 Schiffermuelleria grandis
(Silver-streaked Beauty) 
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Denisia (4S) 1EX
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004 Denisia similella
(Northern Concealer) 
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005 Denisia albimaculea
(Pied Concealer) 
006 Denisia augustella
(Surrey Concealer) Extinct in GB |
007 Denisia subaquilea
(Heath Concealer) 
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Metalampra
008 Metalampra italica
(Italian Bark Moth) 
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Endrosis
009 Endrosis sarcitrella
(White-shouldered House Moth) 
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Hofmannophila
010 Hofmannophila pseudospretella
(Brown House Moth) 
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Borkhausenia (2S) 1EX
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011 Borkhausenia minutella
(Yellow Spot Concealer) Last record 1966 - probably extinct in GB (but not regarded as such in RES checklist) |
012 Borkhausenia fuscescens
(Dingy Concealer) 
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Crassa (2S)
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013 Crassa tinctella
(Plain Bark Moth) 
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014 Crassa unitella
(Brown Bark Moth) 
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Batia (3S)
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015 Batia lunaris
(Lesser Tawny Crescent) 
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016 Batia internella
(Scarce Tawny Crescent) ws: 9-13mm; Jun-Aug; lichen on tree trunks; RDB in pine and larch woodland in Herefordshire, Wiltshire and Hertfordshire |
017 Batia lambdella
(Tawny Crescent) 
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Epicallima
018 Epicallima formosella
(Beautiful Epicallima) Extinct in GB, last record 1845 |
Esperia
019 Esperia sulphurella
(Sulphur Bark Moth) 
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Dasycera
020 Dasycera oliviella
(Cream-spot Bark Moth) 
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Oecophora
021 Oecophora bractella
(Gold-base Tubic) ws: 12-17mm; May-Jul; bark of dead trees; NS-A - ancient woodland in scattered parts of England |
Alabonia
022 Alabonia geoffrella
(Hedge Beauty) 
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Harpella
023 Harpella forficella
(Yellow-striped Bark Moth) 
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Tachystola
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024 Tachystola acroxantha
(Australian Orange-tip) 
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0245 Tachystola mulliganae
An Australian species unknown to science before it was found in Ealing, W.London in 2021 (by Barbara Mulligan). Added to the main list in the 7th update (Jan 2024) |
Tribe: Pleurotini (3G 4S) [1CI]
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Pleurota (2S) [1CI]
025 Pleurota bicostella
(Heath Streak) 
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026 Pleurota aristella
(Channel Islands Streak) Channel Islands only |
Aplota
027 Aplota palpellus
(Gold-flecked Hopper) 
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Barea
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Trachypepla
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028 Barea asbolaea
(Tasmanian Concealer) Recently naturalised introduction only found in Cornwall so far, first recorded 2004 |
029 Trachypepla contritella
(Kiwi Enigma) New to Britain 2012. Has been found at light in Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire |
Page published 20/11/2011 | Amended to reflect taxonomic change 10/03/2014
