''Anthophila'', from

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ἄνθος (''ánthos''), meaning "flower", and φίλος (''phílos''), meaning "loving", 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

Choreutidae Choreutidae, or metalmark moths, are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order whose relationships have been long disputed. It was placed previously in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea in family Glyphipterigidae and in superfamily Sesioide ...

Species

*'' Anthophila abhasica'' Danilevsky, 1969 *'' Anthophila alpinella'' (Busck, 1904) *'' Anthophila armata'' Danilevsky, 1969 *'' Anthophila bidzilyai'' Budashkin, 1997 *'' Anthophila brachymorpha'' (Meyrick, 1915) *'' Anthophila colchica'' Danilevsky, 1969 *'' Anthophila decolorana'' Danilevsky, 1969 *'' Anthophila dischides'' Diakonoff, 1978 *''

Anthophila fabriciana ''Anthophila fabriciana'', also known as the common nettle-tap, is a moth of the family Choreutidae first described in 1767 by Carl Linnaeus. The moth can be found flying around Urtica dioica, stinging nettles during the day. Distribution This s ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *'' Anthophila filipjevi'' Danilevsky, 1969 *'' Anthophila latarniki'' Guillermet, 2010 *''

Anthophila ludifica ''Anthophila ludifica'' is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the ...

'' (Meyrick, 1914) *''

Anthophila massaicae ''Anthophila massaicae'' is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2 ...

'' Agassiz, 2008 *''

Anthophila oreina ''Anthophila oreina'' is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1979. It is found in Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcon ...

'' Diakonoff, 1979 *''

Anthophila threnodes ''Anthophila threnodes'' is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from Madeira. The habitat consists of open landscapes at low altitudes. The forewings have a cream-white spot at two-thirds of the costa and another such spot at four-fift ...

'' (Walsingham, 1910)

Former species

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Anthophila achyrodes ''Choreutis achyrodes'' is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Taiwan), Japan (Shikoku, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands), India (Assam) and the Oriental region. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bi ...

'' (Meyrick, 1912) *''

Anthophila equatoris ''Choreutis equatoris'' is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also r ...

'' (Walsingham, 1897) *''

Anthophila flavimaculata ''Choreutis flavimaculata'' is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in the Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within ...

'' (Walsingham, 1891) *''

Anthophila fulminea ''Choreutis sexfasciella'' is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Sauber in 1902. This species occurs naturally in Sri Lanka, Japan (Ogasawara), Taiwan, the Philippines, Java, and Australia, and has been introduced to California ...

'' (Meyrick, 1912) *''

Anthophila ialeura ''Choreutis ialeura'' is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in China, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Mauritius. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Malus pumila An apple is a ...

'' (Meyrick, 1912) *''

Anthophila psilachyra ''Choreutis psilachyra'' is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is ...

'' (Meyrick, 1912) *''

Anthophila submarginalis ''Choreutis submarginalis'' is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found on the Moluccas and the Maldives The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Mald ...

'' (Walker, 1865) *''

Anthophila torridula ''Choreutis torridula'' is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. ...

'' (Meyrick, 1926) *'' Anthophila turilega'' (Meyrick, 1924)

External links

Choreutidae.lifedesks.org
Choreutidae Taxa named by Adrian Hardy Haworth {{Choreutidae-stub