Scythrididae (flower moths) is a
family
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of small
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the
superfamily Gelechioidea
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Gelechioidea (from the type genus ''Gelechia'', "keeping to the ground") is the Taxonomic rank, superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. ...
. The family is sometimes included in the
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 ...
as a
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Scythridinae, but the Xyloryctidae themselves have sometimes been included in 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.
...
as subfamily. Scythrididae
adults are smallish to mid-sized moths, which when at rest appear
teardrop-shaped.
Selected genera
Genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...
of Scythrididae (with some notable species also listed) include:
* ''
Apostibes''
Walsingham, 1907
* ''
Areniscythris''
Powell, 1976
* ''
Asymmetrura''
Landry, 1991
* ''
Bactrianoscythris''
Passerin d'Entrèves & Roggero, 2009
* ''
Catascythris''
* ''
Coleophorides''
Amsel, 1935
* ''
Enolmis''
Duponchel, 1845
* ''
Episcythris''
Amsel, 1939
* ''
Eretmocera''
Zeller, 1852
* ''
Erigethes''
Walsingham, 1907
* ''
Falkovitshella''
Passerin d'Entrèves & Roggero, 2007
* ''
Haploscythris''
Viette, 1956
* ''
Mapsidius''
Walsingham, 1907
* ''
Necrothalassia''
Amsel, 1935
* ''
Neoscythris''
Landry, 1991
* ''
Paralogistis''
Meyrick, 1921
* ''
Parascythris''
Hanneman, 1960
* ''
Proterochyta
''Proterochyta'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Scythrididae. Its only species, ''Proterochyta epicoena'' is found in Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Gauteng, South Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Me ...
''
Meyrick, 1918
* ''
Rhamphura''
Landry, 1991
* ''
Scythris''
Hübner, 825/small>
** '' Scythris limbella''
** '' Scythris scopolella''
* '' Synacroloxis'' Gozmány, 1952
Footnotes
References
See also
Gelechioidea Talk page for comparison of some approaches to gelechioid systematics and taxonomy.
* (2004): ''Scythris buszkoi'' sp. n., a new species of Scythrididae from Europe (Gelechioidea). ''Nota Lepidopterologica'' 26(3/4): 89–98
PDF fulltext
* (1999): The Gelechioidea. ''In:'' : ''Handbuch der Zoologie/Handbook of Zoology'' (Vol. IV Part 35: Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies 1): 131–158. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin & New York.
* (2004): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms &ndash
Version of 2004-JAN-02. Retrieved 2010-APR-22.
* (2009)
Gelechioidea Version of 2009-APR-02. Retrieved 2010-APR-22.
Further reading
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Moth families