''Aeolanthes'' is a
genus of small
moths in the
superfamily
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Gelechioidea.
Its relationships are enigmatic – many authors separate it in a
monotypic subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Aeolanthinae, but there is disagreement over whether to place them in the
Elachistidae,
Lecithoceridae
The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalayan realm and the southern part of th ...
or
Oecophoridae. Recent studies place it in the
Depressariidae.
Species
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Aeolanthes ampelurga
''Aeolanthes ampelurga'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found in northern India (Kumaon).
The wingspan
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Meyrick, 1925
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Aeolanthes brochias''
Meyrick, 1938
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Aeolanthes callidora
''Aeolanthes callidora'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found in India (Assam).
The wingspan
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Meyrick, 1907
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Aeolanthes ceratopis''
Meyrick, 1934
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Aeolanthes cianolitha
''Aeolanthes cianolitha'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1938. It is found in China (Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the ...
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Meyrick, 1938
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Aeolanthes cladophora
''Aeolanthes cladophora'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1938. It is found in China (Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the ...
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Meyrick, 1938
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Aeolanthes clinacta''
Meyrick, 1925
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Aeolanthes conductella
''Aeolanthes conductella'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania
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(Walker, 1863)
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Aeolanthes coronifera
''Aeolanthes coronifera'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1938. It is found in Yunnan, China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the worl ...
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Meyrick, 1938
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Aeolanthes cyclantha
''Aeolanthes cyclantha'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in southern India.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip ...
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Meyrick, 1923
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Aeolanthes deltogramma''
Meyrick, 1923
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Aeolanthes diacritica''
Meyrick, 1918
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Aeolanthes dicraea''
Meyrick, 1908
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Aeolanthes erebomicta''
Meyrick, 1931
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Aeolanthes erythrantis''
Meyrick, 1935
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Aeolanthes euryatma''
Meyrick, 1908
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Aeolanthes haematopa''
Meyrick, 1931
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Aeolanthes lychnidias''
Meyrick, 1908
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Aeolanthes megalophthalma''
Meyrick, 1930
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Aeolanthes meniscias''
Meyrick, 1918
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Aeolanthes oculigera''
Diakonoff, 1952
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Aeolanthes rhodochrysa
''Aeolanthes rhodochrysa'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found in India (Assam).
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip ...
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Meyrick, 1907
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Aeolanthes sagulata
''Aeolanthes sagulata'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in India (Bengal).
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip t ...
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Meyrick, 1917
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Aeolanthes semicarnea
''Aeolanthes semicarnea'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1952. It is found in Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indi ...
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Diakonoff, 1952
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Aeolanthes semiostrina
''Aeolanthes semiostrina'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. It is found in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's mo ...
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Meyrick, 1935
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Aeolanthes sericanassa
''Aeolanthes sericanassa'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934. It is found in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's mo ...
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Meyrick, 1934
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Aeolanthes siphonias
''Aeolanthes siphonias'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in northern India.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip ...
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Meyrick, 1908
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Depressariidae
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