''Stenoptinea'' is a

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of the

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, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the

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Meessiinae The Meessiinae are a subfamily of moth of the family Tineidae. Genera * '' Afrocelestis'' * '' Agnathosia'' * '' Agoraula'' * '' Augolychna'' * '' Bathroxena'' * '' Clinograptis'' * '' Diachorisia'' * '' Doleromorphia'' * '' Drimylastis'' * ''E ...

. It was originally established as a

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of ''

Homosetia ''Homosetia'' 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 ...

'', but later separated to become a genus in its own right. Only three species are placed in ''Stenoptinea'' at present:Robinson

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and see references in Savela (2003) * '' Stenoptinea auriferella'' (Dietz, 1905) * '' Stenoptinea cyaneimarmorella'' (Millière, 1854) (= ''S. angustipennis'') * '' Stenoptinea ornatella'' (Dietz, 1905)

Footnotes

References

* (2004)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species
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''Stenoptinea''
Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05. *

br>Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)
Retrieved 2010-MAY-05. * (2003): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms &ndash

Version of 2003-DEC-28. Retrieved 2010-MAY-03. Meessiinae Moth genera {{Tineidae-stub