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Lyonetiidae

(Family)

Overview

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Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with some 200 described species.1] These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed apices noticeably up- or down-turned. The larvae are leaf miners.

The families Bucculatricidae and Bedelliidae are sometimes considered a subfamily of Lyonetiidae.

Genera

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  1. ^ van Nieukerken et al. (2011). "Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness". Zootaxa 3148: 212-221. http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt03148p221.pdf

Taxonomy

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The Family Lyonetiidae is a member of the Superfamily Yponomeutoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Lyonetiidae:

The Family Lyonetiidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genera

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Acanthocnemes

Acanthocnemes is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae. [more]

Arctocoma

Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with some 200 described species. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed apices noticeably up- or down-turned. The larvae are leaf miners. [more]

Atalopsycha

Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with some 200 described species. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed apices noticeably up- or down-turned. The larvae are leaf miners. [more]

Cateristis

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Chrysolytis

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Cladarodes

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Copobathra

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Corythophora

Corythophora is a genus of in the Lecythidaceae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Crobylophora

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Daulocoma

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Diplothectis

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Erioptris

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Euprora

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Exegetia

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Hierocrobyla

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Leucoptera

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Lyonetia

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Micropostega

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Orochion

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Otoptris

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Perileucoptera

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Petasobathra

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Philonome

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Phyllobrostis

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Platacmaea

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Proleucoptera

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Prolyonetia

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Prytaneutis

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Stegommata

More info about the Genus Stegommata may be found here.

References

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  1. ^ van Nieukerken et al. (2011). "Order Lepidoptera Linnaeu s, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness". Zootaxa 3148: 212-221. http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt03148p221.pdf

Sources

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 13:35:30