Corythangela
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Corythangela is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

, belonging to the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 Batrachedridae
Batrachedridae
Batrachedridae is a small family of moths. These are small, slender moths which rest with the wings wrapped tightly around the body. The taxonomy of this and related groups is often disputed...

. It was transferred to this family by Baldizonne in 1996 (It is traditionally grouped in the Coleophoridae
Coleophoridae
| name = Case-bearers| image = Coleophoridae-01 .jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult of an unidentified case-bearer species| regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta| ordo = Lepidoptera| superfamilia = Gelechioidea...

).

Species

  • Corythangela galeata
    Corythangela galeata
    Corythangela galeata is a moth of the Batrachedridae family. It is known only from localities near Sydney in New South Wales.The larvae feed on Casuarina species. They construct a slender, elongate case from small pieces of the branches of their host plant.-External links:*...

    Meyrick, 1897
  • Corythangela fimbriata
    Corythangela fimbriata
    Corythangela fimbriata is a moth of the Batrachedridae family. It is found in Western Australia.The wingspan is about 10 mm....

    Baldizzone, 1996
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