The Himantopteridae are 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
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
Zygaenoidea. The family is alternatively included in the family
Anomoeotidae as a synonym.
Anomoeotidae at funet
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References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Moth families
Taxa named by Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer
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