The Antequerinae are a subfamily of the
Cosmopterigidae
The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects (cosmet moths) in the order Lepidoptera. These are small moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previ ...
. In the
Nearctic
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The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America ...
, the subfamily consists of eight species in four genera, found in
North America
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and
England
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.
[Niels P. Kristensen: Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies. In: Maximilian Fischer (Hrsg.): Handbook of Zoology. 1. Auflage. Band 4 – Arthropoda: Insecta, Teilband 35, de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1998, .]
Genera
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Alloclita''
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Antequera
Antequera () is a city and municipality in the Comarca de Antequera, province of Málaga, part of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is known as "the heart of Andalusia" (''el corazón de An ...
''
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Chalcocolona''
Meyrick, 1921
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Cnemidolophus''
Walsingham, 1881
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Cosmiosophista''
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Euclemensia''
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Gibeauxiella''
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Lamachaera''
Meyrick, 1915
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Limnaecia
''Limnaecia'' is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.
Species
*'' Limnaecia acontophora''
*'' Limnaecia adiacrita'' Turner, 1923
*'' Limnaecia amblopa''
*'' Limnaecia ancilla''
*'' Limnaecia anisodesma'' Lower, 1904
*'' Limnaeci ...
'' (or placed in
Cosmopteriginae)
*''
Macrobathra''
Meyrick, 1883 (or placed in
Cosmopteriginae)
*''
Meleonoma''
Meyrick, 1914 (or placed in
Cosmopteriginae)
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Pancalia''
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Phosphaticola''
Viette, 1951
References
Cosmopterigidae
Moth subfamilies
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