Anthelidae is a family of Australian lappet
moths in the order
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described specie ...
. It had earlier been considered to be part of the
Lasiocampoidea
The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It i ...
superfamily, but a 2008
molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
study, supported by a 2011 study, resulted in reincluding the ''Anthelidae'' in the superfamily
Bombycoidea
Bombycoidea is a superfamily of moths. It contains the silk moths, emperor moths, sphinx moths, and relatives. The Lasiocampoidea are close relatives and were historically sometimes merged in this group. After many years of debate and shift ...
.
Diversity
The subfamily Anthelinae consists of a total of nine genera and ninety-four species.
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Of these, seven genera and about ninety-one species, while the subfamily Munychryiinae comprises two genera and three species:
*Subfamily Anthelinae:
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Anthela''
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Chelepteryx''
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Chenuala''
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Corticomis''
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Nataxa''
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Omphaliodes''
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Pterolocera''
*Subfamily Munychryiinae:
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Munychryia''
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Gephyroneura''
References
External links
Anthelidae
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Moth families