''Anaptilora'' is a
moth
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genus
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. It is here placed in
subfamily
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Autostichinae
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The Autostichinae are a subfamily of moths in the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea. Like their relatives therein, their exact relationships are not yet very well resolved. The present lineage was often included in the concealer m ...
of
family
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Autostichidae
Autostichidae is a family of moths in the moth superfamily Gelechioidea.
Subfamilies
* Autostichinae Le Marchand, 1947
* Deocloninae Hodges, 1998
* Glyphidocerinae Hodges, 1998
*Holcopogoninae
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The Holcopogoninae are a subfamily of m ...
, though some authors assign it elsewhere in the
Gelechioidea
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Gelechioidea (from the type genus ''Gelechia'', "keeping to the ground") is the Taxonomic rank, superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. ...
.
All species of this genus are found in
Australia
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.
Species
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Anaptilora isocosma''
Meyrick, 1904
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Anaptilora basiphaea''
Turner, 1919
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Anaptilora eremias''
Meyrick, 1904
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Anaptilora homoclera''
Meyrick, 1916
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Anaptilora haplospila''
Turner, 1919
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Anaptilora ephelotis''
Meyrick, 1916
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Anaptilora parasira''
Meyrick, 1916
Former species
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Anaptilora basipercna''
Turner, 1933
References
Markku Savela's: www.nic.funet.fi
Autostichinae
Moth genera
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