''Orophia'' is a

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of 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. ...

Taxonomy

The

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placement is problematic. It was often placed in

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Orophiini of

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Oecophorinae __NOTOC__ The Oecophorinae are the nominate subfamily of moths in the concealer moth family (biology), family (Oecophoridae). They are part of the insufficiently studied Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and like their relatives, the Circu ...

, sometimes it was placed in the tribe Cryptolechiini and/or assigned to subfamily

Depressariinae The Depressariinae – sometimes spelled "Depressiinae" in error – are a subfamily of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Like their relatives therein, their exact relationships are not yet very well resolved. It has been considered ...

, which was alternatively treated as a subfamily of the

Elachistidae The Elachistidae (grass-miner moths) are a family of small moths in the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea. Some authors lumpers and splitters, lump about 3,300 species in eight subfamilies here, but this arrangement almost certainly result ...

, but today an independent family of

Species

Species are:Fauna Europaea
/ref> *'' Orophia ammopleura'' (Meyrick, 1920) *'' Orophia denisella'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) *'' Orophia eariasella'' (Walker, 1864) *'' Orophia ferrugella'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) *'' Orophia hadromacha'' (Meyrick, 1937) *'' Orophia haemorrhanta'' (Meyrick, 1924) *'' Orophia haeresiella'' (Wallengren, 1875) *'' Orophia imbutella'' (Christoph, 1888) *'' Orophia languidula'' (Meyrick, 1921) *'' Orophia madagascariensis'' (Viette, 1951) *'' Orophia melicoma'' (Meyrick, 1931) *'' Orophia mendosella'' (Zeller, 1868) *'' Orophia ochroxyla'' (Meyrick, 1937) *'' Orophia pachystoma'' (Meyrick, 1921) *'' Orophia quadripunctella'' (Viette, 1955) *'' Orophia roseoflavida'' (Walsingham, 1881) *'' Orophia sordidella'' (Hübner, 1796) *'' Orophia taurina'' (Meyrick, 1928) *'' Orophia tetrasticta'' (Meyrick, 1917) *'' Orophia thesmophila'' (Meyrick, 1930) *'' Orophia toulgoetianum'' (Viette, 1954) *'' Orophia tranquilla'' (Meyrick, 1927) *'' Orophia transfuga'' (Meyrick, 1911) *'' Orophia xanthosarca'' (Meyrick, 1917) *'' Orophia zernyi'' (Szent-Ivany, 1942)

References

Cryptolechiinae Moth genera {{Cryptolechiinae-stub