Biology:Lypusa
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Lypusa maurella | |
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| Genus: | Lypusa Zeller, 1852
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Lypusa is a genus of moths of the Lypusidae family, traditionally held to be a monotypic lineage of Tineoidea. However, it may actually belong to the same lineage of Gelechioidea as the Amphisbatinae (or Amphisbatidae).[1]
The genus contains only 2 known species:
References
- ↑ Heikkilä, Maria (2009). "Reassessment of the enigmatic Lepidopteran family Lypusidae (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea; Gelechioidea)". Systematic Entomology 35: 71–89. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2009.00483.x.
Wikidata ☰ Q6709860 entry
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