Lecithoceridae is a family 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. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone.

Systematics

Lecithoceridae belong to the superfamily Gelechioidea

Gelechioidea

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, and comprises over 100 genera and nearly 900 species. The family is divided into the following subfamilies:

• Lecithocerinae
  Lecithocerinae
  Lecithocerinae is a subfamily of small moths in the family Lecithoceridae. They are found worldwide, but most species occur in South-Asia. The subfamily is characterized by the male genitalia with a bridge-like structure connecting the tegumen and the valva, and the uncus almost always vestigal...
  
  
• Torodorinae
• Oditinae (sometimes included in Xyloryctidae)

The following genera names are available, and are included in the family Lecithoceridae:

• Abrachmia
• Achoria
  Achoria
  Achoria is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae.-References:*...
  
  
• Aeolanthes
  Aeolanthes
  Aeolanthes is a genus of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea.Its relationships are enigmatic – many authors separate it in a monotypic subfamily Aeolanthinae, but there is disagreement over whether to place them in the Elachistidae, Lecithoceridae or Oecophoridae.Species include:*...
  
  
• Alciphanes
• Amaloxestis
• Anamimnesis
• Anaxyrina
• Andusia
• Antiochtha
• Aproparia
• Asbolistis
• Asmenistis
• Athymoris
• Atrichozancla
• Cacogamia
• Carodista
  Carodista
  Carodista is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae.-Selected species:*Carodista citrostrota *Carodista cultrata K.T.Park, 1999*Carodista epigompha *Carodista fabajuxta C.S. Wu & K.T. Park, 1999...
  
  
• Catacreagra
• Ceuthomadarus
• Corthyntis
• Crocanthes
  Crocanthes
  Crocanthes is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae.-Selected species:*Crocanthes acroxantha Lower, 1896*Crocanthes characotis Meyrick, 1916*Crocanthes chordotona Meyrick, 1916*Crocanthes diula Meyrick, 1904...
  
  
• Crocogma
• Cubitomoris
• Cynicocrates
• Cynicostola
• Decuaria
• Deltoplastis
  Deltoplastis
  Deltoplastis is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae.-Selected species:*Deltoplastis acrophanes *Deltoplastis amicella *Deltoplastis apostatis Meyrick, 1932*Deltoplastis byssina...
  
  
• Demopractis
• Dinochares
  Dinochares
  Dinochares is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae.-Selected species:*Dinochares conotoma *Dinochares notolepis K.T.Park, 1999-References:*...
  
  
• Dolichotorna
• Doxogenes
• Dragmatucha
• Eccedoxa
• Enthetica
• Epharmonia
• Ephelochna
• Epimactis
• Eridachtha
• Eurodachtha
• Exorgana
• Frisilia
  Frisilia
  Frisilia is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae.-Species:*anningensis Species Group**Frisilia anningensis **Frisilia chinensis Gozmány, 1978**Frisilia compsostoma **Frisilia cornualis K.T.Park & C.S.Wu, 2008...
  
  
• Fulvitalia
• Galoxestis
• Glaucolychna
• Habrogenes
• Halolaguna
• Heteralcis
• Heterodeltis
• Heteroderces
• Hoenea
• Homaloxestis
  Homaloxestis
  Homaloxestis is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae.-Selected species:*Homaloxestis aganacma Diakonoff, 1968*Homaloxestis alopecopa Meyrick, 1929*Homaloxestis australis K.T.Park, 2004*Homaloxestis baibaraensis K.T.Park, 1999...
  
  
• Hygroplasta
• Hyperochtha
• Hypochasmia
• Hyptiastis
• Idiopteryx
• Ilioparsis
• Isotypa
• Kalocyrma
• Lecithocera
  Lecithocera
  Lecithocera is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae.-Selected species:*Lecithocera acuta Wadhawan & Walia, 2007*Lecithocera alpestra Park, 2005*Lecithocera altusana K.T.Park, 1999*Lecithocera anglijuxta C...
  
  
• Lecitholaxa
  Lecitholaxa
  Lecitholaxa thiodora is a species of moth of the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan, China , Japan, Korea and India.The wingspan is 13-14 mm.-External links:*...
  
  
• Longipenis
• Macrernis
• Macroceras
• Malachoherca
• Merocrates
• Mexytocerus
• Mnesteria
• Monerista
• Myriopleura
• Neocorodes
• Nephelographa
• Nosphistica
• Nyctocyrma
• Oecia
• Olbothrepta
• Opacoptera
• Orphanoclera
• Oxygnostis
• Parelliptis
• Periphorectis
• Phanoschista
• Phatnotis
• Philarachnis
• Philharmonia
• Philoptila
• Placanthes
• Plagiocrossa
• Pompographa
• Proesochtha
• Protolychnis
• Psammoris
• Pseudocrates
• Ptilothyris
• Quassitagma
• Recontracta
• Rhizosthenes
• Rhyparomatrix
• Scaeostrepta
• Scythropiodes
• Siderostigma
• Siovata
• Sisyrodonta
• Spatulignatha
  Spatulignatha
  Spatulignatha is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae.-Selected species:*Spatulignatha hemichrysa *Spatulignatha idiogena C.S. Wu, 1994*Spatulignatha olaxana C.S.Wu, 1994-References:*...
  
  
• Sphaerolbia
• Stryphnocopa
• Styloceros
• Synesarga
  Synesarga
  Synesarga is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae.-Selected species:*Synesarga bleszynskii *Synesarga caradjai Gozmány, 1978*Synesarga paroena -References:*...
  
  
• Syntetarca
• Technographa
• Tegenocharis
• Teucrodoxa
• Thamnopalpa
• Thubana
  Thubana
  Thubana is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae.-Selected species:* Thubana abbreviata K.T. Park, 2003* Thubana adelella * Thubana albinulla C. Wu, 1994* Thubana albiprata C. Wu, 1994...
  
  
• Thymbritis
• Timyra
• Tingentera
• Tipha
• Tirallis
• Tiriza
• Tisis
  Tisis
  Tisis is a genus of small moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It comprises 21 species form South-East Asia.-Selected Species:*Tisis amabilis K.T. Park, 2003*Tisis argyrophaea Meyrick, 1910*Tisis asterias K.T...
  
  
• Tonosa
• Torodora
  Torodora
  Torodora is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae.-Distribution and diversity:Torodora is an oriental genus and comprises more than 100 species.-Selected species:*manoconta Species Group**Torodora babeana K.T.Park, 2007...
  
  
• Toxotarca
• Trichernis
• Trichoboscis
• Uipsa
• Urolaguna