Biology:Depressariidae
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Short description: Family of moths
| Depressariidae | |
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| Agonopterix senicionella | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Gelechioidea |
| Family: | Depressariidae Meyrick, 1883 |
Depressariidae is a family of moths. It was formerly treated as a subfamily of Gelechiidae, but is now recognised as a separate family, comprising about 2,300 species worldwide.[1]
Subfamilies
Depressariidae consists of ten subfamilies:[1]
- Acriinae
- Aeolanthinae
- Cryptolechiinae
- Depressariinae
- Ethmiinae
- Hypercalliinae
- Hypertrophinae
- Oditinae
- Peleopodinae
- Stenomatinae
A number of genera, including Carcina, Gonionota, Machimia, Himmacia (sensu stricto), and Psilocorsis, are not placed in a subfamily.[1]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q3023494 entry
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