Biology:Himantopteridae

Short description: Family of moths

Himantopteridae
Pseudothymara staudingeri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Zygaenoidea
Family:	Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884

The Himantopteridae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea. The family is alternatively included in the family Anomoeotidae as a synonym.

Distribution and habitat

This moth occurs in Africa and tropical Asia.

Genera

• Doratopteryx
• Himantopterus
• Pedoptila
• Pseudothymara
• Semioptila

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

Wikidata ☰ Q1790422 entry