''Opogona'' is a
genus
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of the
fungus moth
Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. ...
family
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, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the
subfamily Hieroxestinae. As it includes ''
Opogona omoscopa'', the
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specime ...
of the now-abolished genus ''Hieroxestis'', it is the
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal ...
of its subfamily.
They are most common in the
tropical parts of the world; for example, from
Australia, almost thirty
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
are known. Two members of this genus – the
banana moth (''O. sacchari'') and to a lesser extent ''O. omoscopa'' – have been introduced to
Europe
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.
Selected species
The numerous
species
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of ''Opogona'' include:
* ''
Opogona aemula''
Meyrick, 1915 (India)
* ''
Opogona amphicausta''
Meyrick, 1907 (Sri Lanka)
* ''
Opogona anaclina''
Meyrick, 1915 (India)
* ''
Opogona arizonensis''
Davis, 1978
* ''
Opogona asema''
(Turner, 1900) (Australia)
* ''
Opogona aurisquamosa'' Butler, 1881 (from Pacific, Society islands, Marquesas, Fiji, Kermadec Islands, Hawaii)
* ''
Opogona autogama''
(Meyrick, 1911) (Seychelles)
* ''
Opogona basilissa''
(Turner, 1917) (Australia)
* ''
Opogona bicolorella''
(Matsumura, 1931)
* ''
Opogona calculata''
Meyrick, 1919 (Australia)
* ''
Opogona caryospila''
Meyrick, 1920
* ''
Opogona cataclasta''
Meyrick, 1915
* ''
Opogona chalinota''
Meyrick, 1910 (India)
* ''
Opogona choleropis''
Meyrick, 1920 (Andaman)
* ''
Opogona chrysophanes''
Meyrick, 1915
* ''
Opogona citrolopha''
Meyrick, 1932
* ''
Opogona citriseca''
Meyrick, 1928 (Andaman)
* ''
Opogona cleonyma''
(Meyrick, 1897)
* ''
Opogona clinomima''
(Meyrick, 1918) (India)
* ''
Opogona comptella
''Opogona comptella'' is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found from southern Queensland to Tasmania as well as in New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 15 mm.
The larvae feed on the bark of '' Salix vitellina'' and the galls of ''Acacia ...
''
(Walker, 1864) (Australia/New Zealand)
* ''
Opogona confinis''
Turner, 1926 (Australia)
* ''
Opogona conjurata''
(Meyrick, 1920)
* ''
Opogona crypsipyra''
Turner, 1923 (Australia)
* ''
Opogona dimidiatella''
Zeller, 1853
* ''
Opogona discordia''
J.F.G.Clarke, 1986
* ''
Opogona doxophanes''
Meyrick, 1915 (Sri Lanka)
* ''
Opogona dramatica''
Meyrick, 1911 (India)
* ''
Opogona elaitis''
Meyrick, 1911 (India)
* ''
Opogona fascigera''
Meyrick, 1915
* ''
Opogona fatima''
Meyrick, 1921 (Australia)
* ''
Opogona flavofasciata''
(Stainton, 1859) (India to Philippines)
* ''
Opogona floridensis''
Davis, 1978 (Florida)
* ''
Opogona fumiceps''
(India, Sri Lanka)
* ''
Opogona glycyphaga''
Meyrick, 1915 (Australia)
* ''
Opogona hylarcha''
Meyrick, 1928 (India)
* ''
Opogona icterica''
Meyrick, 1915 (Philippines)
* ''
Opogona iolychna''
(Meyrick, 1920) (India)
* ''
Opogona isoclina''
Meyrick, 1907 (India)
* ''
Opogona isotalanta''
Meyrick, 1930
* ''
Opogona lamprocrossa''
Meyrick, 1928 (Andaman)
* ''
Opogona lamprophanes''
Meyrick, 1915 (Sri Lanka)
* ''
Opogona liparopis''
Meyrick, 1922 (India)
* ''
Opogona loculata''
Meyrick, 1915 (India)
* ''
Opogona lutigena''
Meyrick, 1915 (India)
* ''
Opogona micranthes''
(Meyrick, 1897) (Australia)
* ''
Opogona molybdis''
Meyrick, 1915 (India)
* ''
Opogona monosticta''
(Meyrick, 1915) (India)
* ''
Opogona nebularis''
(Meyrick, 1897) (Australia)
* ''
Opogona nipponica''
Stringer, 1930
* ''
Opogona omoscopa''
Meyrick, 1893
* ''
Opogona orchestris''
Meyrick, 1911 (Sri Lanka)
* ''
Opogona orthotis''
(Meyrick, 1897)
* ''
Opogona pandora''
Meyrick, 1911 (India)
* ''
Opogona praecincta''
Meyrick, 1916 (India)
* ''
Opogona promalacta''
Meyrick, 1915 (Australia)
* ''
Opogona protographa''
Meyrick, 1911 (India)
* ''
Opogona protomima''
(Meyrick, 1918) (India)
* ''
Opogona papayae''
Turner, 1923 (Australia)
* ''
Opogona percnodes''
Meyrick, 1910 (India)
* ''
Opogona psola''
Bradley, 1956 (Norfolk island)
* ''
Opogona praestans''
(Walsingham, 1892) (St.Vincent)
* ''
Opogona promalacta''
Meyrick, 1915 (Australia)
* ''
Opogona protodoxa''
(Meyrick, 1897) (Australia)
* ''
Opogona regressa''
Meyrick, 1916
* ''
Opogona sacchari''
(Bojer, 1856) (Seychelles, Cape Verde, Réunion, Mauritius, Madagascar, St.Helena; introduced:Brazil, Central America, Europe, Florida, Bermuda, Japan, Portugal (Madeira); Spain (Canary Islands))
* ''
Opogona sarophila''
Meyrick, 1915 (Australia)
* ''
Opogona scabricoma''
Meyrick, 1934 (India)
* ''
Opogona scalena''
(Meyrick, 1897) (Australia)
* ''
Opogona simoniella''
(Wallengren, 1861) (Cocos Keeling)
* ''
Opogona stathmota''
Meyrick, 1911 (Sri Lanka)
* ''
Opogona stenocraspeda''
(Meyrick, 1897) (Australia)
* ''
Opogona stereodyta''
(Meyrick, 1897) (Australia)
* ''
Opogona succulenta''
Meyrick, 1931 (Andaman)
* ''
Opogona taochroa''
Meyrick, 1934
* ''
Opogona tanydora''
Meyrick, 1920 (Kenya)
* ''
Opogona tetrasema''
(Turner, 1917) (Australia)
* ''
Opogona tergemina''
Meyrick, 1915 (India)
* ''
Opogona thiadelpha''
Meyrick, 1934
* ''
Opogona trachyclina''
Meyrick, 1935
* ''
Opogona transversata''
Bippus, 2016 (Reunion)
* ''
Opogona trichoceros''
Meyrick, 1930
* ''
Opogona trigonomis''
Meyrick, 1907 (Sri Lanka)
* ''
Opogona trissostacta''
Meyrick, 1934
* ''
Opogona tristicta''
(Meyrick, 1897) (Australia)
* ''
Opogona trophis''
Meyrick, 1913 (South Africa)
* ''
Opogona ursella''
(Walker, 1875) (St.Helena)
* ''
Opogona vilis''
(Wollaston E., 1879) (St.Helena)
* ''
Opogona xanthocrita''
Meyrick, 1911
* ''
Opogona zygodonta''
Meyrick, 1931 (India)
Some species have been removed from the present genus. For example, ''O. panchalcella'' is now in ''
Wegneria
''Wegneria'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae
Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family co ...
''.
Synonyms
Groups of these moths have been proposed for separation in distinct
genera. Here however, the genus is considered to contain the core group of
Hieroxestinae and is thus delimited ''
sensu lato
''Sensu'' is a Latin word meaning "in the sense of". It is used in a number of fields including biology, geology, linguistics, semiotics, and law. Commonly it refers to how strictly or loosely an expression is used in describing any particular c ...
''.
Junior synonyms and other invalid scientific names of ''Opogona'' are:
[Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), ABRS (2010)]
* ''Cachura''
Walker, 1864
* ''Conchyliospila''
Wallengren, 1861
* ''Conchyliopsila''
(''lapsus
In philology, a lapsus (Latin for "lapse, slip, error") is an involuntary mistake made while writing or speaking.
Investigations
In 1895 an investigation into verbal slips was undertaken by a philologist and a psychologist, Rudolf Meringer and ...
'')
* ''Dendroneura''
Walsingham, 1892
* ''Exala''
Meyrick, 1912
* ''Hieroxestis''
Meyrick, 1893
* ''Lozostoma''
Stainton, 1859
* ''Loxostoma''
(''lapsus'' nec Bivona-Bernardi 1838: preoccupied)
* ''Lissocarena''
Turner, 1923
Footnotes
References
* (2010): Australian Faunal Directory &ndash
''Opogona'' Version of 2010-NOV-15. Retrieved 2011-DEC-23.
* (2011)
''Opogona'' Version 2.4, 2011-JAN-27. Retrieved 2011-DEC-23.
* (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. ''Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology'' 416: 1-485
PDF fulltext(214 MB!)
* (2004)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species&ndash
''Opogona'' Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-DEC-23.
*
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Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera) Retrieved 2011-DEC-23.
* (2003): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms &ndash
Version of 2003-DEC-28. Retrieved 2011-DEC-23.
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Hieroxestinae
Taxa named by Philipp Christoph Zeller