''Athrypsiastis'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s of the family

Xyloryctidae Xyloryctidae is a family of moths contained within the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. Most genera are found in the Indo-Australian region. While many of these moths are tiny, some members of the family grow to a w ...

. The genus was erected by

Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern m ...

in 1910.

Species

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Athrypsiastis candidella ''Athrypsiastis candidella'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found on Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geog ...

'' (Walker, 1863) * ''

Athrypsiastis chionodes ''Athrypsiastis chionodes'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1954. It is found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a la ...

'' Diakonoff, 1954 * ''

Athrypsiastis delicata ''Athrypsiastis delicata'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1954. It is found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a lan ...

'' Diakonoff, 1954 * ''

Athrypsiastis phaeoleuca ''Athrypsiastis phaeoleuca'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found on New Guinea. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to ...

'' Meyrick, 1910 * ''

Athrypsiastis rosiflora ''Athrypsiastis rosiflora'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found on New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a lang ...

'' Meyrick, 1930 * ''

Athrypsiastis salva ''Athrypsiastis salva'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most po ...

'' Meyrick, 1932 * ''

Athrypsiastis symmetra ''Athrypsiastis symmetra'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found on New Guinea. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to t ...

'' Meyrick, 1915

References

Xyloryctidae Xyloryctidae genera {{Xyloryctidae-stub