Chimabachinae, the chimabachid moths, 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 approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Lypusidae Lypusidae is an obscure family of moths placed in the superfamily Gelechioidea. History of classification The group was traditionally considered monotypic (containing only the genus ''Lypusa'' with two species) and belonging in the primitive mot ...

. The subfamily used to be classified as a subfamily of

Oecophoridae Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this. Ta ...

, but current phylogenetic research classifies it as a subfamily of

. Some authors placed it as the subfamily Cryptolechiinae in the family Depressariidae. The subfamily is distributed in the

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, ranging from Europe to

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, although the blueberry leafroller ('' Dasystoma salicella'') has been introduced to North America. The wings are broad and rounded and the ocelli are far from the eyes if they are present. The tops of the abdominal segments lack spiny setae which is the case for most related families. Larvae feed on

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and

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species. They eat the developing leaves, flowers and fruits. They also roll and tie the leaves to make shelters.

Taxonomy and systematics

* '' Diurnea'' Haworth, 1811 * '' Dasystoma'' Curtis, 1833

Gallery

Image:Diurnea.fagella.7108.jpg, '' Diurnea fagella'' Image:Diurnea.lipsiella.2.jpg, '' Diurnea lipsiella'' Image:Diurnea_novembris.jpg, '' Diurnea novembris''

References

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Chimabachinae at funet

Chimabachidae at Fauna Europeana
Lypusidae Taxa named by Hermann von Heinemann Moth subfamilies {{Gelechioidea-stub