''Ophiolechia'' is a genus of

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Gelechiidae The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy ...

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Species

* '' Ophiolechia acuta'' Sattler, 1996 * '' Ophiolechia allomorpha'' Sattler, 1996 * '' Ophiolechia arida'' Sattler, 1996 * '' Ophiolechia contrasta'' Sattler, 1996 (Type species) * '' Ophiolechia crassipennis'' Sattler, 1996 * '' Ophiolechia divisa'' Sattler, 1996 * '' Ophiolechia marginata'' Sattler, 1996 * '' Ophiolechia ophiomima'' Sattler, 1996 * '' Ophiolechia ophiomorpha'' (Meyrick, 1935) * '' Ophiolechia pertinens'' (Meyrick, 1931) * '' Ophiolechia semiochrea'' Sattler, 1996 * '' Ophiolechia spinifera'' Sattler, 1996 * '' Ophiolechia stulta'' Sattler, 1996 * '' Ophiolechia triangula'' Sattler, 1996

References

Gelechiinae Gelechiidae genera {{Gelechiinae-stub