Biology:Ethmiinae
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Short description: Subfamily of moths
| Ethmiinae | |
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| Adult Ethmia quadrillella at Commanster (Belgian Ardennes) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Subfamily: | Ethmiinae Busck, 1909 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Ethmiinae are a subfamily of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea sometimes included in the Elachistidae or the Oecophoridae, but mostly in the Depressariidae as a subfamily Ethmiinae.[2]
Genera
Seven genera are presently placed here; numerous others are now considered junior synonyms (mostly of Ethmia):[2]
- Agrioceros
- Betroka
- Erysiptila
- Ethmia
- Macrocirca
- Pseudethmia
- Pyramidobela (sometimes placed in the Oecophoridae (or Oecophorinae, if the Ethmiidae are included in Oecophoridae as subfamily).[2]
- Sphecodora
References
- See also Gelechioidea Talk page for comparison of some approaches to gelechioid systematics and taxonomy.
Further reading
- "Ethmiinae Busck, 1909" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
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