Anthelidae is a family of Australian lappet
moths
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) a ...
in the order
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organ ...
. It had earlier been considered to be part of the
Lasiocampoidea
The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It i ...
superfamily, but a 2008
molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
study, supported by a 2011 study, resulted in reincluding the Anthelidae in the superfamily
Bombycoidea
Bombycoidea is a superfamily of moths, including the silk moths, giant silk moths, sphinx moths, saturniids, and relatives. The superfamily Lasiocampoidea is a close relative and was historically sometimes merged in this group. After many ...
.
Diversity
The subfamily Anthelinae consists of a total of nine genera and ninety-four species.
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Of these, seven genera and about ninety-one species, while the subfamily Munychryiinae comprises two genera and three species:
*Subfamily Anthelinae:
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Anthela''
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Chelepteryx''
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Chenuala''
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Corticomis''
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Nataxa''
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Omphaliodes''
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Pterolocera''
*Subfamily Munychryiinae:
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Munychryia''
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Gephyroneura''
References
External links
Anthelidae
Moth families
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