''Carodista'' 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
Lecithoceridae
The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalayan realm and the southern part of the ...
. The genus was erected by
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics.
Life and work
Ed ...
in 1925.
Species
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Carodista afghana''
Gozmány, 1978
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Carodista bathroptila''
(Meyrick, 1929)
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Carodista citrostrota''
(Meyrick, 1911)
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Carodista cultrata''
Park, 1999
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Carodista epigompha''
(Meyrick, 1910)
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Carodista fabajuxta''
C. S. Wu & Park, 1999
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Carodista flagitiosa''
(Meyrick, 1914)
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Carodista flavicana''
C. S. Wu, 2003
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Carodista fushanensis''
Park, 2000
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Carodista galeodes''
(Meyrick, 1910)
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Carodista geraea''
(Meyrick, 1911)
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Carodista gracilis''
(Gozmány, 1978)
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Carodista grypotatos''
Park, 2001
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Carodista isomila''
(Meyrick, 1911)
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Carodista liui''
Wu, 2002
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Carodista lycopis''
(Meyrick, 1911)
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Carodista melicrata''
(Meyrick, 1910)
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Carodista montana''
Park, 1999
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Carodista niphomitra''
(Meyrick, 1931)
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Carodista notolychna''
(Meyrick, 1936)
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Carodista nubigena''
(Meyrick, 1911)
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Carodista paroristis''
(Meyrick, 1911)
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Carodista tribrachia''
Park, 2001
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Carodista trichopla''
(Meyrick, 1929)
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Carodista wilpattuae''
Park, 2001
References
* , 1999: Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) of Taiwan (II): Subfamily Lecithocerinae: Genus Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer and its allies. ''Zoological Studies'' 39 (4): 360-37
* & , 2001: Additional faunistic data and discussions of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) from Sri Lanka, with descriptions of seven new species. ''Insecta Koreana'', 18 (2): 139–152. Full article
* , 2002: A new species of genus ''Carodista'' Meyrick from Beijing, China (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae). ''Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica'' 27 (1): 136–138.
* , 2003: Two new species of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) from Mt. Fanjing, Guizhou Province, China. ''Entomotaxonomia'' 25 (3): 211–212.
* , 1999: Taxonomic review of the ''Lecithoceridae'' (Lepidoptera) in Sri Lanka VI. The subfamily Lecithocerinae: Genera Alciphanes and others. ''Insecta Koreana'' 16 (2): 131–142. Full article
External links
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Carodista,
Lecithocerinae
Moth genera
{{Lecithocerinae-stub