The Lacturidae comprise a
family
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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 superfamily
Zygaenoidea. Brightly coloured tropical moths, the Lacturidae have been previously placed in the
Plutellidae
The Plutellidae are a family of moths commonly known as the diamondback moths, named after the diamondback moth (''Plutella xylostella'') of European origin. It was once considered to have three subfamilies: Plutellinae, Praydinae, and Scythrop ...
,
Yponomeutidae
: ''Certain members of the unrelated snout moths (Pyralidae) are also known as "ermine moths." Spilosoma lubricipeda is an unrelated moth with the common name "white ermine."''
An ermine moth is any moth in the family Yponomeutidae, which has s ...
, and
Hyponomeutidae.
Selected genera
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Anticrates''
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Gymnogramma''
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Lactura''
References
* , 1995: Lacturidae, new family (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea). ''Tropical Lepidoptera Research'' 6 (2): 146–148. Full article
*Pitkin, B. & P. Jenkins. Butterflies and Moths of the World: Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museu
External links
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ala.org.au Images of Australian Lacturidae
Zygaenoidea
Moth families
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