Lypusinae is a subfamily of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the
Lypusidae
Lypusidae is an obscure family of moths placed in the superfamily Gelechioidea.
History of classification
The group was traditionally considered monotypic (containing only the genus '' Lypusa'' with two species) and belonging in the primitive m ...
family.
Taxonomy and systematics
* ''
Lypusa
''Lypusa'' is a genus of moths of the Lypusidae family, traditionally held to be a monotypic lineage of Tineoidea. However, it may actually belong to the same lineage of Gelechioidea
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Gelechioidea (from the type genus ''Gelechia'', "ke ...
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Zeller, 1852
* ''
Paralypusa''
Lvovsky, 2012
The following genera are alternatively placed elsewhere:
* ''
Paratemelia''
Lvovsky, 2007
* ''
Amphisbatis
''Amphisbatis'' is a monotypic genus of moths belonging to the family Oecophoridae. The only species is ''Amphisbatis incongruella''. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The moth flies from March to May depending on the lo ...
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Zeller, 1870
* ''
Pseudatemelia''
Rebel in Rebel & Schawerda, 1910
References
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Lypusinae at funet
Moth subfamilies
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