Ypsolophidae is a
family
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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 with some 160 species.
They are included in the
Plutellidae
The Plutellidae are a family of moths commonly known as the diamondback moths, named after the diamondback moth (''Plutella xylostella'') of European origin. It was once considered to have three subfamilies: Plutellinae, Praydinae, and Scythrop ...
by many authors.
Systematics
This is a list of genera and selected species.
Ypsolophinae
* ''
Phrealcia''
Chrétien, 1900
* ''
Ypsolopha''
Latreille, 1796
Ochsenheimeriinae
* ''
Ochsenheimeria''
Hübner, 1825
The following genera are not assigned to a subfamily:
*''
Alapa
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''
*''
Bhadorcosma''
**''
Bhadorcosma lonicerae''
Moriuti, 1977
*''
Euceratia''
**''
Euceratia castella''
Walsingham, 1881
**''
Euceratia securella''
Walsingham, 1881
*''
Rhabdocosma''
**''
Rhabdocosma aglaophanes''
Meyrick, 1935
**''
Rhabdocosma dolini''
Gershenson, 2001
References
''Ypsolopha'' at funet Retrieved on Oct 13 2007.
Moth families
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