''Altenia'' is a genus 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 family

Gelechiidae The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy ...

. It is found Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Host plants are known from families Empetraceae,

Anacardiaceae The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species. Members of the Anacardiaceae bear fruits that are drupes and in some cases produce ...

, and Aceraceae.

Species

There are seven recognized species: *'' Altenia elsneriella'' Huemer & Karsholt, 1999 *'' Altenia inscriptella'' (Christoph, 1882) *'' Altenia mersinella'' (Staudinger, 1879) *'' Altenia modesta'' (Danilevsky, 1955) *''

Altenia perspersella ''Altenia'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It is found Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Host plants are known from families Empetraceae, Anacardiaceae, and Aceraceae. Species There are seven recognized species: *''Altenia elsnerie ...

'' (Wocke, 1862) *'' Altenia scriptella'' (Hubner, 1796) *'' Altenia wagneriella'' (Rebel, 1926)

References

Litini Gelechiidae genera Taxa named by Klaus Sattler {{Litini-stub