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The Holcopogoninae are a
subfamily
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of
moth
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s. They belong to the huge the
superfamily
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Gelechioidea
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Gelechioidea (from the type genus ''Gelechia'', "keeping to the ground") is the superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. It is a large a ...
, of which they represent a minor but apparently quite distinct lineage.
[Fauna Europaea (2009)]
Holcopogoninae
Version 2.1, 2009-DEC-22. Retrieved 2010-APR-30.
They are usually included in the
family
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Autostichidae
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.
Genera
This family contains about 10
genera
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:
* ''
Arragonia''
Amsel, 1942
* ''
Charadraula''
Meyrick, 1931
* ''
Cyllaraxis''
Gozmány in Gaedike, 2000
* ''
Gobiletria''
Gozmány, 1964
* ''
Heringita''
Agenjo, 1953
* ''
Hesperesta''
Gozmany, 1978
* ''
Holcopogon''
Staudinger, 1880
* ''
Oecia''
Walsingham, 1897
* ''
Turatia''
Amsel, 1942
Former genera
* ''
Bubulcellodes''
Amsel, 1942 (in ''Charadraula'')
* ''
Gigantoletria''
Gozmany, 1963 (in ''Heringita'')
* ''
Ilionarsis''
Gozmány, 1959 (in ''Turatia'')
References
* See also
Gelechioidea Talk page for comparison of some approaches to gelechioid systematics and taxonomy.
Autostichidae
Moth subfamilies
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