Lypusidae is an obscure family of moths placed in the superfamily

Gelechioidea __NOTOC__ Gelechioidea (from the type genus ''Gelechia'', "keeping to the ground") is the Taxonomic rank, superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. ...

History of classification

The group was traditionally considered

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(containing only the

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'' Lypusa'' with two species) and belonging in the primitive moth superfamily Tineoidea. Previous research suggested that ''Lypusa'' was so closely related to '' Amphisbatis'' – the

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of the gelechioid subfamily Amphisbatinae (or family Amphisbatidae) – that these groups were merged.

Taxonomy and systematics

Lypusinae Lypusinae is a subfamily of moths in the Lypusidae family. Taxonomy and systematics * ''Lypusa'' Zeller, 1852 * ''Paralypusa'' Lvovsky, 2012 The following genera are alternatively placed elsewhere: * ''Paratemelia'' Lvovsky, 2007 * ''Amphisbati ...

Herrich-Schäffer, 1857 * Chimabachinae Heinemann, 1870

References

Moth families {{Gelechioidea-stub