Acrocercopinae is a
subfamily
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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 w ...
s described by
Akito Yuji Kawahara
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and Issei Ohshima in 2016.
Genera
In alphabetical order:
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Acrocercops
''Acrocercops'' is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Species
*'' Acrocercops acanthidias'' Meyrick, 1934
*'' Acrocercops achnodes'' Meyrick, 1915
*'' Acrocercops aeglophanes'' (Turner, 1913)
*'' Acrocercops aellomacha'' (Meyrick, 18 ...
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Wallengren, 1881
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Amblyptila''
Vári, 1961
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Artifodina''
Kumata, 1985
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Borboryctis''
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988
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Chilocampyla''
Busck, 1900
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Chrysocercops''
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988
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Corethrovalva''
Vári, 1961
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Cryptolectica''
Vári, 1961
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Dekeidoryxis''
Kumata, 1989
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Deoptilia''
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988
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Dialectica
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Walsingham, 1897
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Eteoryctis''
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988
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Eucosmophora''
Walsingham, 1897
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Gibbovalva''
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988
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Hypectopa''
Diakonoff, 1955
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Lamprolectica''
Vári, 1961
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Leucocercops''
Vári, 1961
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Melanocercops''
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988
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Leucospilapteryx''
Spuler, 1910
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Metacercops''
Vári, 1961
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Monocercops''
Kumata, 1989
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Phodoryctis''
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988
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Psydrocercops''
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988
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Sauterina''
Kuznetzov, 1979
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Schedocercops''
Vári, 1961
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Spulerina''
Vári, 1961
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Telamoptilia''
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988
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Vihualpenia''
Mundaca, Parra & Vargas, 2013
References
Moth subfamilies
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