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Scythrididae
Sign in to saveScythrididae (flower moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the Xyloryctidae themselves have sometimes been included in the Oecophoridae as subfamily. Scythrididae adults are smallish to mid-sized moths, which when at rest appear teardrop-shaped.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyScythrididae
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- Specimen records
- 261
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- 5
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- Scythrididae
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- VPI, MSU, ASU, SDNHM, LACM
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- United States
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- Parent taxon
- Gelechioidea
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- Scythridae - Scythris heinemanni-2.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Selected genera
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Scythrididae (flower moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the Xyloryctidae themselves have sometimes been included in the Oecophoridae as subfamily. Scythrididae adults are smallish to mid-sized moths, which when at rest appear teardrop-shaped.
==Selected genera== Genera 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 Meyrick, 1918 Rhamphura Landry, 1991 Scythris Hübner, [1825] Scythris limbella Scythris scopolella Synacroloxis Gozmány, 1952
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