Ethmiidae
Encyclopedia
Ethmiidae is a family
of small moth
s in the superfamily
Gelechioidea
. It is sometimes included in the Elachistidae
or the Oecophoridae
as a subfamily Ethmiinae.
are presently placed here; numerous others are nowadays considered junior synonyms (mostly of Ethmia):
Pyramidobela is sometimes placed here, but more often in Oecophoridae
(or Oecophorinae, if Ethmiidae are included in Oecophoridae as subfamily).
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...
of small 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...
s in the superfamily
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
Gelechioidea
Gelechioidea
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. It is sometimes included in the Elachistidae
Elachistidae
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or the Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this....
as a subfamily Ethmiinae.
Genera
A mere 7 generaGenera
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are presently placed here; numerous others are nowadays considered junior synonyms (mostly of Ethmia):
- AgriocerosAgriocerosAgrioceros is a genus of insects in the Ethmiidae family....
- BetrokaBetroka (moth)Betroka is a genus of insects in the Ethmiidae family....
- ErysiptilaErysiptilaErysiptila is a genus of insects in the Ethmiidae family....
- EthmiaEthmiaEthmia is a large genus of small moths. It is the type genus of the gelechioid family Ethmiidae, which is sometimes included in Elachistidae or Oecophoridae as subfamily.-References:...
- MacrocircaMacrocircaMacrocirca is a genus of moths in the family Ethmiidae....
- PseudethmiaPseudethmiaPseudethmia is a genus of moths in the family Ethmiidae....
- SphecodoraSphecodoraSphecodora is a genus of moths in the family Ethmiidae....
Pyramidobela is sometimes placed here, but more often in Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this....
(or Oecophorinae, if Ethmiidae are included in Oecophoridae as subfamily).