''Aeolanthes'' is a

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of small

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s in the

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Gelechioidea __NOTOC__ Gelechioidea (from the type genus '' Gelechia'', "keeping to the ground") is the superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. It is a large ...

. Its relationships are enigmatic – many authors separate it in a

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subfamily Aeolanthinae, but there is disagreement over whether to place them in the

Elachistidae The Elachistidae (grass-miner moths) are a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Some authors lump about 3,300 species in eight subfamilies here, but this arrangement almost certainly results in a massively paraphyletic and c ...

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 ...

Oecophoridae Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this. ...

. Recent studies place it in the

Depressariidae Depressariidae is a family of moths. It has formerly been treated as a subfamily of Gelechiidae, but is now recognised as a separate family, comprising about 2,300 species worldwide.Heikkilä, M. ''et al''. 2014: Morphology reinforces proposed mo ...

Species

* '' Aeolanthes ampelurga'' Meyrick, 1925 * ''

Aeolanthes brochias ''Aeolanthes brochias'' is a moth of the family Depressariidae. 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 most populous country, with a population exceedi ...

'' Meyrick, 1938 * ''

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 The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip t ...

'' Meyrick, 1907 * '' Aeolanthes ceratopis'' Meyrick, 1934 * ''

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 ...

'' Meyrick, 1938 * ''

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 ...

'' Meyrick, 1938 * ''

Aeolanthes clinacta ''Aeolanthes clinacta'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. 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 most ...

'' Meyrick, 1925 * ''

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 ) , nickname = , image_map ...

'' (Walker, 1863) * ''

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 ...

'' Meyrick, 1938 * ''

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 ...

'' Meyrick, 1923 * '' Aeolanthes deltogramma'' Meyrick, 1923 * ''

Aeolanthes diacritica ''Aeolanthes diacritica'' is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in India ( Assam). The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are shining white, the costa tinged ochreous anteriorly and with an irregular ferruginous-orange ...

'' Meyrick, 1918 * ''

Aeolanthes dicraea ''Aeolanthes dicraea'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in India ( Assam). The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The forewings are white, towards the costa irregularly suffused with p ...

'' Meyrick, 1908 * ''

Aeolanthes erebomicta ''Aeolanthes erebomicta'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. 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 ...

'' Meyrick, 1931 * ''

Aeolanthes erythrantis ''Aeolanthes erythrantis'' 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 m ...

'' Meyrick, 1935 * ''

Aeolanthes euryatma ''Aeolanthes euryatma'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Assam, India. The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are white, mixed towards the termen with light grey and ...

'' Meyrick, 1908 * ''

Aeolanthes haematopa ''Aeolanthes haematopa'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. 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 mos ...

'' Meyrick, 1931 * ''

Aeolanthes lychnidias ''Aeolanthes lychnidias'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in southern India. The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale whitish-yellowish with the basal area mixed ...

'' Meyrick, 1908 * ''

Aeolanthes megalophthalma ''Aeolanthes megalophthalma'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world' ...

'' Meyrick, 1930 * ''

Aeolanthes meniscias ''Aeolanthes meniscias'' is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Burma. The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous-yellowish, whitish-tinged towards the costa in the middle and with the base mixed ferrug ...

'' Meyrick, 1918 * ''

Aeolanthes oculigera ''Aeolanthes oculigera'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1952. It is found in Burma.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 ...

'' Meyrick, 1907 * ''

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 ...

'' Meyrick, 1917 * ''

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 ...

'' Diakonoff, 1952 * ''

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 ...

'' Meyrick, 1935 * ''

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 ...

'' Meyrick, 1934 * ''

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 ...

'' Meyrick, 1908

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Depressariidae {{Depressariidae-stub