The Scardiinae are a
subfamily
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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 ...
of the
family
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Tineidae
Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. ...
.
Scardiinae are fungivorous and are characterised by larval features and lack of gnathos.
[Holloway, Kibby & Peggie, 2001. The families of Malesian Moths and Butterflies, Vol.3. - Fauna Malesiana Handbooks - Brill.]
Genera
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Afroscardia'' Robinson,
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Amorophaga''
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Archyala
''Archyala'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae. This genus is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. ''Archyala'' was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889.
Species
*''Archyala culta'' Philpott, 1931
*''Archy ...
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Meyrick, 1889
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Bythocrates''
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Cnismorectis
''Cnismorectis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae
Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The famil ...
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Coniastis''
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Cranaodes
''Cranaodes'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae
Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family c ...
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Daviscardia
''Daviscardia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae
Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family ...
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Diataga''
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Dorata''
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Hilaroptera''
Gozmány, 1969
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Leptozancla''
Meyrick, 1920
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Montescardia''
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Morophaga''
Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
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Pelecystola''
Meyrick, 1920
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Scardia''
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Scardiella''
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Semeoloncha''
Gozmány, 1968
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Tinissa
''Tinissa'' is a genus of the fungus moth family (biology), family
(Tineidae). Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Scardiinae.
Species
*''Tinissa albipuncta'' Robinson, 1976
*''Tinissa amboinensis'' Robinson, 1976
*''Tinissa apicimaculata'' Y ...
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Walker, 1864
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Trigonarchis''
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Vespitinea''
References
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