Depressariidae is a family of

moths 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 ...

. It has formerly been treated as a subfamily of

Gelechiidae 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 ...

, but is now recognised as a separate family, comprising about 2,300 species worldwide.Heikkilä, M. ''et al''. 2014: Morphology reinforces proposed molecular phylogenetic affinities: a revised classification for Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera). ''Cladistics'', 30(6): 563-589.

Subfamilies

Depressariidae consists of ten subfamilies: *

Acriinae ''Acria'' is a moth genus of the superfamily Gelechioidea. It is placed in the family Depressariidae, which is often – particularly in older treatments – considered a subfamily of Oecophoridae or included in the Elachistidae. Species ...

Aeolanthinae ''Aeolanthes'' is a genus of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Its relationships are enigmatic – many authors separate it in a monotypic subfamily Aeolanthinae, but there is disagreement over whether to place them in the Elachi ...

Cryptolechiinae The Cryptolechiinae are a subfamily of small moths in the family Depressariidae. Taxonomy and systematics *'' Acryptolechia'' Lvovsky, 2010 *'' Cryptolechia'' Zeller, 1852 *'' Orophia'' Hübner, 825 __NOTOC__ Year 825 ( DCCCXXV) was a commo ...

Depressariinae __NOTOC__ The Depressariinae – sometimes spelled "Depressiinae" in error – are a subfamily of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Like their relatives therein, their exact relationships are not yet very well resolved. It has been c ...

Ethmiinae The Ethmiinae are a subfamily of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea sometimes included in the Elachistidae or the Oecophoridae, but mostly in the Depressariidae as a subfamily Ethmiinae.Wikispecies (2009-JUN-29), and see references in ...

Hypercalliinae The Hypercalliinae are a subfamily of small moths in the family Depressariidae. Genera *''Anchinia'' Hübner, 825/small> *'' Coptotelia'' Zeller, 1863 *'' Gonionota'' Zeller, 1877 *''Hypercallia ''Hypercallia'' is a genus of gelechioid moths ...

Hypertrophinae The Hypertrophinae are a subfamily of small moths in the family Depressariidae. The subfamily was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher (25 March 1878 – 30 April 1950) was an English entomologist. Although an ama ...

Oditinae The Oditinae are a subfamily of small moths in the family Depressariidae. Taxonomy and systematics *'' Amphitrias'' Meyrick, 1908 *''Odites ''Odites'' is a genus of moths in the family Depressariidae. Most species of this genus are found in As ...

Peleopodinae The Peleopodinae are a subfamily of small moths in the family Depressariidae. Taxonomy and systematics *'' Antoloea'' Meyrick, 1914 *'' Carcina'' Hübner, 825/small> *'' Durrantia'' Busck, 1908 *''Peleopoda ''Peleopoda'' is a moth genus of the ...

* Stenomatinae

References

Moth families {{Gelechioidea-stub