''Pectinivalva'' is a genus 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 of the family
Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes (see also Opostegidae, Bucculatricidae, Lyonetiidae). These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, inc ...
.
Species
*Subgenus ''Pectinivalva''
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Pectinivalva caenodora''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva chalcitis''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva commoni''
Scoble, 1983
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Pectinivalva endocapna''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva gilva''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva melanotis''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva mystaconota''
Hoare, 2013
*Subgenus ''Casanovula''
Hoare, 2013
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Pectinivalva brevipalpa
''Pectinivalva brevipalpa'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in New South Wales.
The wingspan is 4.3–5.9 mm for males and 4.3–5.2 mm for females. Two-thirds of the forewings is dark fuscous with purplish reflection ...
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Hoare, 2013
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Pectinivalva minotaurus''
Hoare, 2013
*Subgenus ''Menurella''
Hoare, 2013
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Pectinivalva acmenae
''Pectinivalva acmenae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in New South Wales.
The wingspan is 4.5–5.5 mm for males and 5.2–5.6 mm for females. The thorax, tegulae and forewings are uniform shining dark grey with st ...
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Hoare, 2013
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Pectinivalva anazona
''Pectinivalva anazona'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the Queensland coast of Australia, first described from around Brisbane.
The wingspan is about 4 mm for females.
Larvae probably mine
Mine, mines, miners or ...
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(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva funeralis
''Pectinivalva funeralis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the southeastern coast of New South Wales.
The wingspan is 5-5.2 mm for males.
The host plant is unknown, but probably a Myrtaceae species. They probably mi ...
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(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva libera
''Pectinivalva libera'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the southeastern coast of New South Wales.
The wingspan is about for males.
The host plant is unknown, but probably a Myrtaceae species. They probably mine
Mine ...
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(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva planetis
''Pectinivalva planetis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the southeastern coast of New South Wales.
The wingspan is about 5.5 mm for females.
The host plant is unknown, but probably a Myrtaceae species. They probab ...
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(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva primigena
''Pectinivalva primigena'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the south-eastern coast of New South Wales, Australia.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to ...
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(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva quintiniae
''Pectinivalva quintiniae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in northern New South Wales (Border Ranges National Park) and southern Queensland (Lamington National Park).
The wingspan is 4.7–4.8 mm for males and 5.0–5.8& ...
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Hoare & Van Nieukerken, 2013
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Pectinivalva scotodes
''Pectinivalva scotodes'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in New South Wales and southern Queensland.
The wingspan is 5.2–5.7 mm for males and 5.0–5.2 mm for females. In males, the thorax and forewings are entirel ...
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Hoare, 2013
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Pectinivalva trepida
''Pectinivalva trepida'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the south-eastern coast of Victoria.
The wingspan is 4.4–4.8 mm for males.
The host plant is unknown, but probably a Myrtaceae species. They probably mine
...
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(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva tribulatrix
''Pectinivalva tribulatrix'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in northern Queensland (Cape Tribulation).
The wingspan is 3.5 mm for males and 3.2 mm for females. The thorax and forewings are entirely shining grey fusco ...
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Van Nieukerken & Hoare, 2013
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Pectinivalva warburtonensis
''Pectinivalva'' is a genus of moths of the family Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes (see also Opostegidae, Bucculatricidae, Lyonetiidae). ...
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(Wilson, 1939)
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Pectinivalva xenadelpha''
Van Nieukerken & Hoare, 2013
External links
Australian Faunal DirectoryPhylogeny and host-plant relationships of the Australian Myrtaceae leafmining moth genus Pectinivalva (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae), with new subgenera and species
Nepticulidae
Monotrysia genera
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