''Athrypsiastis'' 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
Xyloryctidae
Xyloryctidae is a family of moths contained within the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. Most genera are found in the Indo-Australian region. While many of these moths are tiny, some members of the family grow to a wing ...
. The genus was erected by
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern m ...
in 1910.
Species
* ''
Athrypsiastis candidella''
(Walker, 1863)
* ''
Athrypsiastis chionodes''
Diakonoff, 1954
* ''
Athrypsiastis delicata''
Diakonoff, 1954
* ''
Athrypsiastis phaeoleuca''
Meyrick, 1910
* ''
Athrypsiastis rosiflora''
Meyrick, 1930
* ''
Athrypsiastis salva''
Meyrick, 1932
* ''
Athrypsiastis symmetra''
Meyrick, 1915
References
Xyloryctidae
Xyloryctidae genera
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