White-shouldered house moth
The white-shouldered house moth is a species of gelechioid moth. It belongs to the subfamily Oecophorinae of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae), just like the brown house moth. Though several presumed congeners of E. sarcitrella were described, its genus Endrosis is currently understood to be monotypic.
Image: Endrosis sarcitrella 01
Image: Endrosis sarcitrella M
Fig. 12 larva after final moult
Adult at Browns Bay (New Zealand). White-shouldered house moths from the New Zealand population were once considered a separate species E. subditella, but are not recognizably distinct from European specimens.
The Oecophorinae are the nominate subfamily of moths in the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). They are part of the insufficiently studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and like their relatives, the circumscription of this taxon is disputed.
Oecophorinae
Adult of an unidentified Enchocrates species, Aranda, Australia
Adult Garrha pudica, Aranda, Australia
Adult of a newly discovered Microbela species, Aranda, Australia