Pseudobistonidae is 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 Asian

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

Geometroidea The Geometroidea are the superfamily of geometrid moths in the order Lepidoptera. It includes the families Geometridae, Uraniidae, Epicopeiidae, Sematuridae, and the recently established family Pseudobistonidae. The monotypic genus ''Apoprogones ...

. It was erected in 2015 and contained '' Pseudobiston pinratanai'' as its only

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 ...

. A second species was moved into this family in 2019: '' Heracula discivitta'', in a new subfamily called Heraculinae.

Subfamilies and genera

* Subfamily Pseudobistoninae Minet, Rajaei & Stüning, 2015 ** Genus '' Pseudobiston'' Inoue, 1994 * Subfamily Heraculinae Wang & Holloway, 2019 ** Genus '' Heracula'' Moore, 866/small>

References

Moth families {{Geometroidea-stub