''Cornuterus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 of the family
Thyrididae
The Thyrididae comprise the family of picture-winged leaf moths. They are the only family in the superfamily Thyridoidea, which sometimes has been included in the Pyraloidea, but this is not supported by cladistic analysis.
Most species live in ...
.
It was first described in 1971 by
Paul E.S. Whalley.
Species
Some species of this genus are:
*''
Cornuterus nigropunctula''
Pagenstecher 1892
*''
Cornuterus palairanta''
Bethune-Baker 1911
*''
Cornuterus paratrivius''
Whalley 1971
*''
Cornuterus trivius''
(Whalley, 1967)
References
Encyclopedia of Life
Thyrididae
Moth genera
Moths described in 1971
Taxa named by Paul E.S. Whalley
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