Heinemannia
Encyclopedia
Heinemannia is a genus of moth
s of the Elachistidae
family.
.
family, but other authors list it as a member of the Agonoxenidae
family.
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 of the Elachistidae
Elachistidae
| image = Elachista rufocinerea 2.jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult Elachista rufocinerea,demonstrating its tiny size versus an aphid and a spider mite | regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta...
family.
Distribution
Heinemannia species are found in the Palearctic ecozone, east up to south-western SiberiaSiberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
.
Taxonomy
The genus is mostly placed in the ElachistidaeElachistidae
| image = Elachista rufocinerea 2.jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult Elachista rufocinerea,demonstrating its tiny size versus an aphid and a spider mite | regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta...
family, but other authors list it as a member of the Agonoxenidae
Agonoxenidae
The Agonoxenidae are a family of moths only contains four named species in the whole world – all in the type genus Agonoxena – if the Blastodacnidae are considered to be a separate family...
family.
Selected species
- Heinemannia albidorsellaHeinemannia albidorsellaHeinemannia albidorsella is a species of moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in southern France and on Corsica and Sardinia.The wingspan is 13-16 mm. Adults are on wing from May to the beginning of June.-External links:*...
(Staudinger, 1877) - Heinemannia festivellaHeinemannia festivellaHeinemannia festivella is a species of moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Sweden in the north, through central Europe to southern Europe. It is also found in Asia Minor, the Middle East and central Asia....
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) - Heinemannia laspeyrellaHeinemannia laspeyrellaHeinemannia laspeyrella is a species of moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in northern, central and eastern Europe. In the east, the range extends up the Ural and in the south to Sibiria.The wingspan is 17-21 mm...
(Hübner, 1796)