''Coryptilum'' 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 ...

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 belonging to the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. ...

. It was described by

Philipp Christoph Zeller Philipp Christoph Zeller (8 April 1808 – 27 March 1883) was a German entomologist. Zeller was born at Steinheim an der Murr, Württemberg, two miles from Marbach, the birthplace of Schiller. The family moved to Frankfurt (Oder) where Ph ...

in 1839. The species of this genus are dayflying moths of brilliant coloration. They are found from

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

to the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

.Heppner & Wang, 1998. ''Coryptilum'' moths in Southeast Asia (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). ''Tropical Lepidoptera''. 9(1): 4
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Species

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Coryptilum klugii ''Coryptilum'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. The species of this genus are dayflying moths of brilliant coloration. They are found from India to the ...

'' Zeller *'' Coryptilum luteum'' Diakonoff, 1968 *'' Coryptilum rutilella'' (Walker, 1869) *'' Coryptilum woodfordi''

References

Myrmecozelinae {{Tineidae-stub