''Orophia'' is a
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 ...
genus
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of the
superfamily Gelechioidea
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Gelechioidea (from the type genus ''Gelechia
''Gelechia'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The type species is '' Gelechia rhombella''.
Species
*Subgenus ''Gelechia''
**'' Gelechia asinella'' (Hubner, 1796)
**'' Gel ...
.
Taxonomy
The
systematic placement is problematic. It was often placed in
tribe
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Orophiini of
subfamily Oecophorinae
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The Oecophorinae are the nominate subfamily of moths in the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). They are part of the insufficiently studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and like their relatives, the circumscription of this taxon is dis ...
, sometimes it was placed in the tribe
Cryptolechiini and/or assigned to subfamily
Depressariinae
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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 ...
, which was alternatively treated as a subfamily of the
Elachistidae
The Elachistidae (grass-miner moths) are a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Some authors lump about 3,300 species in eight subfamilies here, but this arrangement almost certainly results in a massively paraphyletic and comp ...
, but today an independent family of
Gelechioidea
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Gelechioidea (from the type genus ''Gelechia
''Gelechia'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The type species is '' Gelechia rhombella''.
Species
*Subgenus ''Gelechia''
**'' Gelechia asinella'' (Hubner, 1796)
**'' Gel ...
.
Species
Species are:
Fauna Europaea
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*'' Orophia ammopleura'' (Meyrick, 1920)
*'' Orophia denisella'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
*'' Orophia eariasella'' (Walker, 1864)
*'' Orophia ferrugella'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
*'' Orophia hadromacha'' (Meyrick, 1937)
*'' Orophia haemorrhanta'' (Meyrick, 1924)
*'' Orophia haeresiella'' (Wallengren, 1875)
*'' Orophia imbutella'' (Christoph, 1888)
*'' Orophia languidula'' (Meyrick, 1921)
*'' Orophia madagascariensis'' (Viette, 1951)
*'' Orophia melicoma'' (Meyrick, 1931)
*'' Orophia mendosella'' (Zeller, 1868)
*'' Orophia ochroxyla'' (Meyrick, 1937)
*'' Orophia pachystoma'' (Meyrick, 1921)
*'' Orophia quadripunctella'' (Viette, 1955)
*'' Orophia roseoflavida'' (Walsingham, 1881)
*'' Orophia sordidella'' (Hübner, 1796)
*'' Orophia taurina'' (Meyrick, 1928)
*'' Orophia tetrasticta'' (Meyrick, 1917)
*'' Orophia thesmophila'' (Meyrick, 1930)
*'' Orophia toulgoetianum'' (Viette, 1954)
*'' Orophia tranquilla'' (Meyrick, 1927)
*'' Orophia transfuga'' (Meyrick, 1911)
*'' Orophia xanthosarca'' (Meyrick, 1917)
*'' Orophia zernyi'' (Szent-Ivany, 1942)
References
Cryptolechiinae
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