Choreutidae
Choreutidae, or metalmark moths, are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order whose relationships have been long disputed. It was placed previously in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea in family Glyphipterigidae and in superfamily Sesioidea. It is now considered to represent its own superfamily (Minet, 1986). The relationship of the family to the other lineages in the group "Apoditrysianeed a new assessment, especially with new molecular data. Distribution The moths occur worldwide, with 19 genera in three subfamilies defined by the structural characteristics of the immature stages (larvae and pupae), rather than the characters of the adults (Heppner and Duckworth, 1981; Rota, 2005). Behaviour These small moths often bear metallic scalesand are mostly day-flying (some also come to lights), with a jerky, pivoting behaviour, and may fluff up their wings at an extreme angle. Some tropical exemplars such as the genus '' Saptha'' are quite spectacular, with bright green metalli ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anthophila Fabriciana
''Anthophila fabriciana'', also known as the common nettle-tap, is a moth of the family Choreutidae first described in 1767 by Carl Linnaeus. The moth can be found flying around stinging nettles during the day. Distribution This species can be found in most of Europe and it occurs throughout Britain. It is also widespread from China (Taiwan, Xinjiang), the Himalaya, Mongolia, Russia, Korea, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku), Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, the Canary Islands, Madeira, Asia Minor, Zakavkazye and the Oriental region. In 2013 it was reported to be present in Canada ( Manitoba). Life cycle The moth flies in two generation per year from May to October depending on the location and are active during the day. Some adults may overwinter. They can occur wherever stinging nettles occur. ''Anthophila fabriciana'' has a wingspan of . The forewings are a patchwork of dark brownish fuscous marbled with pale grey, with yellowish white costal spot and post-median fascia. T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alasea
''Alasea'' 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 approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...s in the family Choreutidae, containing only one species, ''Alasea corniculata'', which is known from Costa Rica. The length of the forewings is 4.5–5.2 mm for males and 5.2–5.7 mm for females. Etymology The species is named for the horn-shaped projection on the valva. The word is derived from the Latin adjective ''corniculatus''. References External linksChoreutidae.lifedesks.org: Holotype picture Choreutidae Monotypic moth genera Moths of Central America {{Choreutidae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Telosphrantis
''Telosphrantis'' is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae, containing only one species, ''Telosphrantis aethiopica'', which is known from Ethiopia. The length of the forewings is about 7 mm. The head is brown with some buff scales mixed in. The thorax is brown and the forewings are unicolorous dark brown or fuscous, with one narrow buff mark on the costal margin. The hindwings are unicolorous fuscous. Taxonomy The genus was described and placed in the family Yponomeutidae by Edward Meyrickin 1932. The genus and species was not studied again until Clarke examined specimens at the British Museum in 1965 and selected a lectotype In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached. In other words, a type is an example that serves to anchor or centralizes th .... Clarke retained the species in Yponomeutidae. Study of the type and syntypes led to a transfe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trichocirca
''Trichocirca'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Choreutidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. Its only species, ''Trichocirca tyrota'', described in the same publication, is known from Kenya. Taxonomy ''Trichocirca'' was included in the Yponomeutidae by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher (25 March 1878 – 30 April 1950) was an English entomologist. Although an amateur lepidopterist who worked in the Royal Navy, he became an expert on "microlepidoptera" and was appointed as the second Imperial Entomolog ... in 1929. It was transferred to the Choreutidae on the advice of the late Jorma Kyrki of Finland. References Endemic moths of Kenya Choreutidae Moths of Africa Monotypic moth genera {{choreutidae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Asterivora
''Asterivora'' is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae. ''Asterivora'' was described by J. S. Dugdale in 1979. The type species is ''Asterivora combinatana.'' Description Dugdale described the genus as follows: Hosts Larvae of species within the genus ''Asterivora'' feed on Asteraceae, mainly on species in the genera ''Celmisia'' and '' Olearia''. The larvae feed either on the underside of ''Celmisia'' or ''Olearia'' leaves or in a loose cocoon made of silk and hidden in a rolled leaf of species in the genus ''Brachyglottis''. One species, '' A. tillyardi,'' feeds on species of ''Raoulia'' growing in alpine habitats at altitudes above 1400 m. Behaviour Adults of species within this genus are day flying. Species *''Asterivora albifasciata'' (Philpott, 1924) *'' Asterivora analoga'' (Meyrick, 1912) *''Asterivora antigrapha'' (Meyrick, 1911) *''Asterivora barbigera'' (Meyrick, 1915) *'' Asterivora chatuidea'' (Clarke, 1926) *''Asterivora colpota'' (Meyrick, 1911 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Choreutis
''Choreutis'' is a moth genus. It belongs to the metalmark moths ( family Choreutidae), and therein to subfamily Choreutinae. Of these, it is the type genus. The genus was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Species *''Choreutis achyrodes'' (Meyrick, 1912) *''Choreutis aegyptiaca'' (Zeller, 1867) *'' Choreutis agelasta'' Bradley, 1965 *''Choreutis amethystodes'' (Meyrick, 1914) *'' Choreutis angulosa'' iakonoff 1968 *'' Choreutis anthorma'' (Meyrick, 1912) *'' Choreutis antichlora'' (Meyrick, 1912) *''Choreutis antiptila'' Meyrick, 1912 *'' Choreutis argoxantha'' (Meyrick, 1934) *''Choreutis argyrota'' Meyrick 1912 *'' Choreutis argyrastra'' Meyrick, 1932 *''Choreutis atrosignata'' (Christoph, 1888) *''Choreutis basalis'' (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) *''Choreutis bathysema'' (Diakonoff, 1978) *'' Choreutis betuliperda'' (Dyar, 1902) *''Choreutis caradjai'' Diakonoff, 1984 *'' Choreutis chalcotoxa'' (Meyrick, 1886) *'' Choreutis chelaspis'' (Meyrick, 1928) *''Choreutis ch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Niveas
''Niveas'' is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae. Distribution The genus is known from Kenya, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Species *'' Niveas agassizi'' Rota, 2013 *''Niveas kone ''Niveas kone'' is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and on the Solomon Islands. The fore- and hindwings have a brown background colour, speckled with white-tipped scales in an irregular pattern. There is a dist ...'' Rota, 2013 Etymology The generic name is derived from Latin ''niveum'' (meaning snowy) and refers to the speckles of white-tipped scales on the wings of the type species. References Choreutidae {{Choreutidae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peotyle
''Peotyle'' is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae. Species *''Peotyle atmodesma'' (Meyrick, 1933) *''Peotyle batangensis ''Peotyle batangensis'' is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1940. It is found in Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It ...'' (Caradja, 1940) External linkschoreutidae.lifedesks.org Choreutidae {{Choreutidae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rhobonda
''Rhobonda'' is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae. Species *''Rhobonda gaurisana'' Walker, 1863 *''Rhobonda heliaspis'' (Meyrick, 1926) *''Rhobonda palaeocosma ''Rhobonda palaeocosma'' is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found on Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indone ...'' (Meyrick, 1926) External linkschoreutidae.lifedesks.org Choreutidae {{Choreutidae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Litobrenthia
''Litobrenthia'' is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae. Species *''Litobrenthia angustipunctata'' Budashkin & Li, 2009 *''Litobrenthia grammodes'' Diakonoff, 1979 *''Litobrenthia japonica'' (Issiki, 1930) *''Litobrenthia luminifera'' (Meyrick, 1912) *''Litobrenthia stephanephora'' Diakonoff, 1979 *''Litobrenthia tetartodipla'' (Diakonoff, 1978) Former species *''Litobrenthia carola'' (Meyrick, 1912) *''Litobrenthia coronigera'' (Meyrick, 1918) *''Litobrenthia cyanaula ''Brenthia cyanaula'' is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இ� ...'' (Meyrick, 1912) *'' Litobrenthia leptocosma'' (Meyrick, 1916) References External links choreutidae.lifedesks.org Choreutidae {{choreutidae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anthophila (moth)
''Anthophila'' is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae. Species *'' Anthophila abhasica'' Danilevsky, 1969 *'' Anthophila alpinella'' (Busck, 1904) *'' Anthophila armata'' Danilevsky, 1969 *'' Anthophila bidzilyai'' Budashkin, 1997 *'' Anthophila brachymorpha'' (Meyrick, 1915) *'' Anthophila colchica'' Danilevsky, 1969 *'' Anthophila decolorana'' Danilevsky, 1969 *'' Anthophila dischides'' Diakonoff, 1978 *'' Anthophila fabriciana'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *'' Anthophila filipjevi'' Danilevsky, 1969 *'' Anthophila latarniki'' Guillermet, 2010 *'' Anthophila ludifica'' (Meyrick, 1914) *'' Anthophila massaicae'' Agassiz, 2008 *'' Anthophila oreina'' Diakonoff, 1979 *'' Anthophila threnodes'' (Walsingham, 1910) Former species *'' Anthophila achyrodes'' (Meyrick, 1912) *'' Anthophila equatoris'' (Walsingham, 1897) *'' Anthophila flavimaculata'' (Walsingham, 1891) *'' Anthophila fulminea'' (Meyrick, 1912) *''Anthophila ialeura'' (Meyrick, 1912) *'' Anthophila psilachyra'' ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zodia (moth)
''Zodia'' is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae. Species *''Zodia chrysosperma'' (Meyrick, 1931) *''Zodia ochripalpis'' (Meyrick, 1920) *''Zodia plutusana'' (Walker, 1863) *''Zodia rutilella'' (Walker, 1863) *''Zodia scintillana ''Zodia scintillana'' is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from Central and South America, including Costa Rica. The habitat consists of tropical rain forests. The length of the forewings is about 4-4.7 mm. It is a diurnal speci ...'' (Walker, 1863) External linkschoreutidae.lifedesks.org Choreutidae {{choreutidae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |