Lecithocerinae is a subfamily 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 family Lecithoceridae

Lecithoceridae

Lecithoceridae is a family of small moths. 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:...

. 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

Valva

In biology, a clasper is a male anatomical structure found some groups of animals, used in mating.Male cartilaginous fish have claspers formed from the posterior portion of their pelvic fin which serve as intromittent organs used to channel semen into the female's cloaca during mating...

, and the uncus almost always vestigal with two lobes at the dorsal base, only exceptionally united into a broad plate, but never as a thorn or spine.

Older classifications have treated the family Lecithoceridae as subfamily Lecithocerinae of Gelechiidae

Gelechiidae

Gelechiidae is a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the Gelechiidae's relationships with and delimitation against their relatives have been subject to considerable...

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The genera belonging here include:

• Alciphanes
• Atrichozancla
• 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
• Dinochares
  Dinochares
  Dinochares is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae.-Selected species:*Dinochares conotoma *Dinochares notolepis K.T.Park, 1999-References:*...
  
  
• Doxogenes
• Eurodachtha
• 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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Issikiopteryx
  Issikiopteryx
  Issikiopteryx is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae....
  
  
• 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:*...
  
  
• Odites
• Opacoptera
• Psammoris
• Quassitagma
• 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:*...
  
  
• Synesarga
  Synesarga
  Synesarga is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae.-Selected species:*Synesarga bleszynskii *Synesarga caradjai Gozmány, 1978*Synesarga paroena -References:*...
  
  
• Tegenocharis
• Thailepidonia
• Timyra
• 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...