''Brenthia'' is a

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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 ...

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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 Sesioide ...

Species

*'' Brenthia albimaculana'' (Snellen, 1875) *'' Brenthia anisopa'' Diakonoff, 1968 *'' Brenthia ardens'' Meyrick, 1912 *'' Brenthia buthusalis'' (Walker, 1863) *'' Brenthia caelicola'' Meyrick, 1910 *'' Brenthia carola'' Meyrick, 1912 *''

Brenthia catenata ''Brenthia catenata'' is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, an ...

'' Meyrick, 1907 *'' Brenthia confluxana'' (Walker, 1863) *''

Brenthia coronigera ''Brenthia coronigera'', commonly known as the metalmark moth, is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in the Bengal region of what was British India. The adult moth is a mimic of pr ...

'' Meyrick, 1918 *'' Brenthia cubana'' Heppner, 1985 *''

Brenthia 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 *'' Brenthia diplotaphra'' Meyrick, 1938 *'' Brenthia dendronympha'' Meyrick, 1937 *'' Brenthia elachista'' Walsingham, 1900 *''

Brenthia elongata ''Brenthia elongata'' is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The length of the forewings is about 4 mm for males and 3.5-3.7 mm for females. The larvae possibly feed on ''Paullinia pi ...

'' Heppner, 1985 *'' Brenthia entoma'' Diakonoff, 1982 *'' Brenthia excusana'' (Walker, 1863) *'' Brenthia formosensis'' Issiki, 1930 *'' Brenthia gamicopis'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Brenthia gregori'' Heppner, 1985 *'' Brenthia harmonica'' Meyrick, 1918 *'' Brenthia hexaselena'' Meyrick, 1909 *'' Brenthia hibiscusae'' Heppner, 1985 *''

Brenthia leptocosma ''Brenthia leptocosma'' is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found on Mauritius and Réunion in the Indian Ocean. This species has a wingspan of 8–9 mm, the head is bronzy-fuscous with a white line above the eyes. The thor ...

'' Meyrick, 1916 *'' Brenthia leucatoma'' Meyrick, 1918 *'' Brenthia melodica'' Meyrick, 1922 *'' Brenthia monolychna'' Meyrick, 1915 *'' Brenthia moriutii'' Arita, 1987 *'' Brenthia nephelosema'' Diakonoff, 1978 *'' Brenthia octogemmifera'' Walsingham, 1897 *'' Brenthia ocularis'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) *'' Brenthia pavonacella'' Clemens, 1860 *'' Brenthia pileae'' Arita, 1971 *'' Brenthia pleiadopa'' Meyrick, 1921 *'' Brenthia quadriforella'' Zeller, 1877 *'' Brenthia salaconia'' Meyrick, 1910 *'' Brenthia sapindella'' Busck, 1934 *'' Brenthia spintheristis'' Meyrick, 1910 *'' Brenthia thoracosema'' Diakonoff, 1982 *'' Brenthia trilampas'' Meyrick, 1918 *'' Brenthia trilitha'' Meyrick, 1907 *'' Brenthia trimachaera'' Meyrick, 1927 *'' Brenthia virginalis'' Meyrick, 1912 *'' Brenthia yaeyamae'' Arita, 1971

External links

choreutidae.lifedesks.org
Choreutidae {{choreutidae-stub