''Pectinivalva'' is a genus 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 of the family
Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes (see also Opostegidae, Bucculatricidae, Lyonetiidae). These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, inc ...
.
Species
*Subgenus ''Pectinivalva''
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Pectinivalva caenodora''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva chalcitis''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva commoni''
Scoble, 1983
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Pectinivalva endocapna''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva gilva''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva melanotis''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva mystaconota''
Hoare, 2013
*Subgenus ''Casanovula''
Hoare, 2013
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Pectinivalva brevipalpa''
Hoare, 2013
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Pectinivalva minotaurus''
Hoare, 2013
*Subgenus ''Menurella''
Hoare, 2013
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Pectinivalva acmenae
''Pectinivalva acmenae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in New South Wales.
The wingspan is 4.5–5.5 mm for males and 5.2–5.6 mm for females. The thorax, tegulae and forewings are uniform shining dark grey with s ...
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Hoare, 2013
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Pectinivalva anazona''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva funeralis''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva libera''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva planetis''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva primigena''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva quintiniae''
Hoare & Van Nieukerken, 2013
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Pectinivalva scotodes''
Hoare, 2013
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Pectinivalva trepida''
(Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva tribulatrix''
Van Nieukerken & Hoare, 2013
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Pectinivalva warburtonensis''
(Wilson, 1939)
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Pectinivalva xenadelpha''
Van Nieukerken & Hoare, 2013
External links
Australian Faunal DirectoryPhylogeny and host-plant relationships of the Australian Myrtaceae leafmining moth genus Pectinivalva (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae), with new subgenera and species
Nepticulidae
Monotrysia genera
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