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of small
moth
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s in the
superfamily
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Gelechioidea
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Gelechioidea (from the type genus '' Gelechia'', "keeping to the ground") is the superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. It is a large ...
. The family is sometimes included in the
Xyloryctidae
Xyloryctidae is a family of moths contained within the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. Most genera are found in the Indo-Australian region. While many of these moths are tiny, some members of the family grow to a w ...
as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the Xyloryctidae themselves have sometimes been included in the
Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this.
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as subfamily. Scythrididae
adults
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are smallish to mid-sized moths, which when at rest appear teardrop-shaped.
Selected genera
Genera
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of Scythrididae (with some notable species also listed) include:
* '' Apostibes'' Walsingham, 1907
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Areniscythris
''Areniscythris'' is a genus of moths in the family Scythrididae.Asymmetrura'' Landry, 1991
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Bactrianoscythris
''Bactrianoscythris'' is a genus of gelechioid moths, which is mostly placed in the flower moth family, which is sometimes included as a subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediat ...
Eretmocera
''Eretmocera'' is a genus of moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximate ...
Mapsidius
''Mapsidius'' is a genus of gelechioid moths, which is mostly placed in the flower moth family, which is sometimes included as a subfamily in the Xyloryctidae, or together with these merged into the Oecophoridae.Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), AEBR ( ...
'' Walsingham, 1907
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Necrothalassia
''Necrothalassia compsias'' is a moth of the family Scythrididae, and the only species in the genus ''Necrothalassia''. It was described by Walsingham in 1907. It is found in Algeria, Morocco and the Palestinian territories.
The wingspan is ...
Paralogistis
''Paralogistis'' is a genus of moth in the family Scythrididae
Scythrididae (flower moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the X ...
'' Meyrick, 1921
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Parascythris
''Parascythris'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Scythrididae erected by Hans-Joachim Hannemann in 1960. Its only species, ''Parascythris muelleri'', was described by Josef Johann Mann in 1871. It is found in Germany, Austria, the Czech Re ...
Scythris limbella
''Scythris limbella'' is a moth of the family Scythrididae first described by the Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius. It is found in Asia and Europe.
Description
The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to Se ...
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Scythris scopolella
''Scythris scopolella'' is a species of moth of the family Scythrididae. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula, north to Belgium, east to Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Italy. It is also found in Bulgaria and on Crete.
Adult ...
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Synacroloxis
''Synacroloxis'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Scythrididae described by László Anthony Gozmány in 1952. Its only species, ''Synacroloxis dis'', described by the same author in the same year, is found in Hungary
Hungary ( hu ...
'' Gozmány, 1952
Footnotes
References
See also Gelechioidea Talk page for comparison of some approaches to gelechioid systematics and taxonomy.
* (2004): ''Scythris buszkoi'' sp. n., a new species of Scythrididae from Europe (Gelechioidea). ''Nota Lepidopterologica'' 26(3/4): 89-98 PDF fulltext * (1999): The Gelechioidea. ''In:'' : ''Handbuch der Zoologie/Handbook of Zoology'' (Vol. IV Part 35: Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies 1): 131–158. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin & New York.
* (2004): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms &ndash Version of 2004-JAN-02. Retrieved 2010-APR-22.
* (2009) Gelechioidea Version of 2009-APR-02. Retrieved 2010-APR-22.