MACROPIRATIDAE of Australia
Long-Legged Moths
 (also known as AGDISTOPIDAE)
PTEROPHORIOIDAE

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

(updated 24 January 2008)

Three species are known world-wide in this family:

  • Agdistopis griveaudi ( from Madagascar )
  • Agdistopis sinhala ( from Asia )

    and the only named Australian species of MACROPIRATIDAE :

  • Agdistopis halieutica

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