The Ethmiinae are a subfamily of small

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

Gelechioidea __NOTOC__ 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 ...

sometimes included in 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 ...

or the

Oecophoridae Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this. ...

, but mostly in the

Depressariidae Depressariidae is a family of moths. It has formerly been treated as a subfamily of Gelechiidae, but is now recognised as a separate family, comprising about 2,300 species worldwide.Heikkilä, M. ''et al''. 2014: Morphology reinforces proposed mo ...

as a subfamily Ethmiinae.Wikispecies (2009-JUN-29), and see references in Savela (2003)

Genera

Seven genera are presently placed here; numerous others are now considered junior synonyms (mostly of ''Ethmia''): * '' Agrioceros'' * '' Betroka'' * '' Erysiptila'' * ''

Ethmia ''Ethmia'' is a large genus of small moths. It is the type genus of the gelechioid family Ethmiidae, which is sometimes included in Elachistidae or Oecophoridae as subfamily. Selected species Species of ''Ethmia'' include:See references in Savel ...

'' * '' Macrocirca'' * '' Pseudethmia'' * '' Pyramidobela'' (sometimes placed in the

(or Oecophorinae, if the Ethmiidae are included in Oecophoridae as subfamily). * '' Sphecodora''

References

* * See also Gelechioidea Talk page for comparison of some approaches to gelechioid systematics and taxonomy.

Genera

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