''Acompsia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of the

twirler moth The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable dis ...

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

(Gelechiidae). Though it has once been assigned to the proposed subfamily "Anacampsinae" (here included in

Gelechiinae Gelechiinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854. Taxonomy The subfamily includes the following tribes and genera: *Litini Bruand, 1859 **''Agnippe'' Chambers, 1872 **''Alteni ...

), it is generally placed in the

Dichomeridinae Dichomeridinae is a subfamily 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 approxi ...

. Some authors include ''Telephila'' here as a

subgenus In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed betw ...

, while others prefer to keep it distinct as its relationships are fairly obscure.

Species

Species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

of ''Acompsia'' are: *Subgenus ''Acompsia'' Hübner, 1825 ** ''

Acompsia antirrhinella ''Acompsia antirrhinella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southern France, Andorra and Spain. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. F ...

'' (Millière, 1866) ** ''

Acompsia bidzilyai ''Acompsia bidzilyai'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Transbaikalia in Russia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the ...

'' Huemer & Karsholt, 2002 ** ''

Acompsia caucasella ''Acompsia caucasella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae which is endemic to Caucasus Mountains. The wingspan is for males. The forewings are light ochreous brown with some yellow, mottled with medium brown scales at the base and in the ...

'' Huemer & Karsholt, 2002 ** ''

Acompsia cinerella ''Acompsia cinerella'', the ash-coloured sober, is a small lepidopteran species of the twirler moth family (Gelechiidae). It is the type species of the genus ''Acompsia'', once assigned to the subfamily Anacampsinae but generally placed in the ...

'' (Clerck, 1759) ** ''

Acompsia delmastroella ''Acompsia delmastroella '' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the south-western Alps ( Alpi Cozie, Alpes Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence). The habitat consists of alpine meadows. The wingspan The wingspan (or just spa ...

'' Huemer, 1998 ** ''

Acompsia dimorpha ''Acompsia dimorpha'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its vari ...

'' Petry, 1904 ** ''

Acompsia fibigeri ''Acompsia fibigeri'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae which is endemic to eastern Turkey. The habitat consists of mountainous areas. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to ...

'' Huemer & Karsholt, 2002 ** ''

Acompsia maculosella ''Acompsia maculosella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the central and eastern parts of the Alps, where it is known from Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland, Italy and Germany. It is found in montane habitats, including subalpin ...

'' (Stainton, 1851) ** ''

Acompsia minorella ''Acompsia minorella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland. The habitat consists of warm forest steppes. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bir ...

'' (Rebel, 1899) ** ''

Acompsia muellerrutzi ''Acompsia muellerrutzi'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on Corsica and possibly Sardinia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For examp ...

'' Wehrli, 1925 ** ''

Acompsia ponomarenkoae ''Acompsia ponomarenkoae'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae which can be found in Albania and Greece. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, ...

'' Huemer & Karsholt, 2002 ** ''

Acompsia pyrenaella ''Acompsia pyrenaella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Pyrenees. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 ...

'' Huemer & Karsholt, 2002 ** ''

Acompsia schepleri ''Acompsia schepleri'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae which is endemic to central Turkey. The habitat consists of mountainous areas. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to ...

'' Huemer & Karsholt, 2002 ** ''

Acompsia schmidtiellus ''Acompsia schmidtiellus'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in central, eastern and southern Europe, from Denmark to southern Spain and Portugal. In the east, the range extends to Ukraine. The wingspan is 14–16 mm for mal ...

'' (Heyden, 1848) ** ''

Acompsia subpunctella ''Acompsia subpunctella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, north-western Poland and Russia (the Kola Peninsula, Altai and Transbaikalia). The wingspan is for males and for females. The forew ...

'' Svensson, 1966 ** '' Acompsia syriella'' Huemer & Karsholt, 2002 ** ''

Acompsia tripunctella ''Acompsia tripunctella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Alps, Apennines The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or &nb ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *Subgenus ''Telephila'' Meyrick, 1923 *Unknown status ** '' Acompsia tenebrosella''

Former species

* '' Acompsia angulifera'' (Walsingham, 1897) (now in ''

Cathegesis ''Cathegesis'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. Species *'' Cathegesis angulifera'' (Walsingham, 1897) *'' Cathegesis psoricopterella'' (Walsingham, 892 Year 892 ( DCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will d ...

'') * '' Acompsia jordanella'' (Rebel, 1911) (now in ''

Oxypteryx ''Oxypteryx'' is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains only one species, ''Oxypteryx jordanella'', which is found in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distan ...

'') * ''

Acompsia psoricopterella ''Cathegesis psoricopterella'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1892. It is found on the West Indies. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip ...

'' (Walsingham, 1892) (now in ''

'') * '' Acompsia vinitincta'' (Walsingham, 1910) (now in ''

'')

Synonyms

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scientific names In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...

( junior synonyms and others) of ''Brachmia'' are:Pitkin & Jenkins (2004) * ''Acampsia'' (''

lapsus In philology, a lapsus (Latin for "lapse, slip, error") is an involuntary mistake made while writing or speaking. Investigations In 1895 an investigation into verbal slips was undertaken by a philologist and a psychologist, Rudolf Meringer and ...

'') * ''Accompsia'' Bruand, 1850 (unjustified

emendation An emendation is an alteration to a term, for a specific technical reason: * Emendation (textual), altering a word to make sense, e.g. when incomplete or assumed to have been copied incorrectly * Emendation (zoology), altering the spelling of the ...

) * ''Brachicrossata'' (''lapsus'') * ''Brachycrossata'' Heinemann, 1870

Footnotes

References

* (2008): Australian Faunal Directory &ndash
''Telephila''
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Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species
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''Acompsia''
Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-APR-30. * (2001): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms &ndash

Version of 2001-NOV-08. Retrieved 2010-APR-30. * , 1998: A new endemic species of ''Acompsia'' from the Alps (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Linzer biologische Beiträge'' 30 (2): 515-521. Full article

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