Anthelidae is a family of Australian lappet
moths
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 ...
in the order
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...
. It had earlier been considered to be part of the
Lasiocampoidea
The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It ...
superfamily, but a 2008
molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
study, supported by a 2011 study, resulted in reincluding the ''Anthelidae'' in the superfamily
Bombycoidea
Bombycoidea is a superfamily of moths. It contains the silk moths, emperor moths, sphinx moths
The Sphingidae are a family of moths ( Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars ...
.
Diversity
The subfamily Anthelinae consists of a total of nine genera and ninety-four species.
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Of these, seven genera and about ninety-one species, while the subfamily Munychryiinae comprises two genera and three species:
*Subfamily Anthelinae:
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Anthela
''Anthela'' is a genus of moths of the family Anthelidae
Anthelidae is a family of Australian lappet moths in the order Lepidoptera. It had earlier been considered to be part of the Lasiocampoidea superfamily, but a 2008 molecular phyl ...
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Chelepteryx
''Chelepteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Anthelidae first described by George Robert Gray in 1835.
Species
* '' Chelepteryx chalepteryx'' Felder, 1874
* ''Chelepteryx collesi
''Chelepteryx collesi'', the batwing moth or white stemmed g ...
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Chenuala
''Chenuala'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Anthelidae described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. Its only species, ''Chenuala heliaspis'', the rose anthelid, was described by Edward Meyrick in 1891. It is endemic to Australia.
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Corticomis
''Corticomis'' is a genus of moths of the family Anthelidae
Anthelidae is a family of Australian lappet moths in the order Lepidoptera. It had earlier been considered to be part of the Lasiocampoidea superfamily, but a 2008 molecular phyloge ...
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Nataxa
''Nataxa'' is a genus of moths of the family Anthelidae
Anthelidae is a family of Australian lappet moths in the order Lepidoptera. It had earlier been considered to be part of the Lasiocampoidea superfamily, but a 2008 molecular phylogeneti ...
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Omphaliodes
''Omphaliodes'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Anthelidae
Anthelidae is a family of Australian lappet moths in the order Lepidoptera. It had earlier been considered to be part of the Lasiocampoidea superfamily, but a 2008 molecular ...
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Pterolocera
''Pterolocera'' is a genus of moths of the Anthelidae family. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Species
* '' Pterolocera amplicornis'' Walker, 1855
* '' Pterolocera elizabetha'' (White, 1841)
* '' Pterolocera ferruginea'' Strand ...
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*Subfamily Munychryiinae:
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Munychryia
''Munychryia'' is a genus of moths of the Anthelidae
Anthelidae is a family of Australian lappet moths in the order Lepidoptera. It had earlier been considered to be part of the Lasiocampoidea superfamily, but a 2008 molecular phylogenetic s ...
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Gephyroneura''
References
External links
Anthelidae
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Moth families