The Lacturidae comprise a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
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 superfamily
Zygaenoidea. Brightly coloured tropical moths, the Lacturidae have been previously placed in the
Plutellidae
The Plutellidae are a family of moths commonly known as the diamondback moths, named after the diamondback moth (''Plutella xylostella'') of European origin. It was once considered to have three subfamilies: Plutellinae, Praydinae, and Scythrop ...
,
Yponomeutidae
: ''Certain members of the unrelated snout moths (Pyralidae) are also known as "ermine moths." Spilosoma lubricipeda is an unrelated moth with the common name "white ermine."''
The family Yponomeutidae are known as the ermine moths, with several ...
, and
Hyponomeutidae.
Selected genera
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Anticrates''
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Gymnogramma''
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Lactura''
References
* , 1995: Lacturidae, new family (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea). ''Tropical Lepidoptera Research'' 6 (2): 146–148. Full article
*Pitkin, B. & P. Jenkins. Butterflies and Moths of the World: Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museu
External links
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ala.org.auImages of Australian Lacturidae
Zygaenoidea
Moth families
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