Phyllobrostis
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Phyllobrostis is a genus of moth
s in the family Lyonetiidae
.
Meyrick, 1911 was described from a single male
from Kranspoort near Pretoria
. It is misplaced in Lyonetiidae
and even in Yponomeutoidea
. The species should probably be placed in the superfamily Tineoidea
, probably in Tineidae
.
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 Lyonetiidae
Lyonetiidae
Lyonetiidae is a family of moths. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed apices noticeably up- or down-turned. The larvae are leaf miners.The families Bucculatricidae...
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Species
- eremitella-group
- Phyllobrostis eremitellaPhyllobrostis eremitellaPhyllobrostis eremitella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in Portugal, France and Italy.The wingspan is 9-9.5 mm....
De Joannis, 1912 - Phyllobrostis tephroleucaPhyllobrostis tephroleucaPhyllobrostis tephroleuca is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in Gauteng, the Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Zimbabwe.The wingspan is 10-10.3 mm for males and 10.8-11 mm for females.-External links:*...
(Meyrick, 1913) - Phyllobrostis calcariaPhyllobrostis calcariaPhyllobrostis calcaria is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is only known from Pretoria.The wingspan is about 13.5 mm for males.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1911 - Phyllobrostis apatheticaPhyllobrostis apatheticaPhyllobrostis apathetica is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is only known from Pretoria.The wingspan is about 14 mm.-External links:*...
(Meyrick, 1921)
- Phyllobrostis eremitella
- daphneella-group
- Phyllobrostis daphneellaPhyllobrostis daphneellaPhyllobrostis daphneella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Portugal, Spain, France, Corsica, mainland Italy and Sardinia....
Staudinger, 1859 - Phyllobrostis jedmellaPhyllobrostis jedmellaPhyllobrostis jedmella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in Algeria and Spain.The wingspan is 5.5-6 mm. Adults are on wing in April....
Chretien, 1907 - Phyllobrostis hartmanniPhyllobrostis hartmanniPhyllobrostis hartmanni is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria, Italy and Slovakia. It is listed as in the endangered on the Red List of Bavaria....
Staudinger, 1867 - Phyllobrostis fregenellaPhyllobrostis fregenellaPhyllobrostis fregenella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in Morocco, Tunisia, Portugal, Spain, France, Corsica, mainland Italy and Sicily.The wingspan is 6.2-7.5 mm for males and 8-9.5 mm for females....
Hartig, 1940 - Phyllobrostis farsensisPhyllobrostis farsensisPhyllobrostis farsensis is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is only known from Fars in Iran.The wingspan is about 7 mm.-External links:*...
Mey, 2006 - Phyllobrostis nuristanicaPhyllobrostis nuristanicaPhyllobrostis nuristanica is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is only known from Konarha in Afghanistan.The wingspan is about 7 mm.-External links:*...
Mey, 2006 - Phyllobrostis kandaharensisPhyllobrostis kandaharensisPhyllobrostis kandaharensis is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is only known from Quandahar in Afghanistan.The wingspan is 5.2-6.2 mm mm.-External links:*...
Mey, 2006
- Phyllobrostis daphneella
Former species
Phyllobrostis argillosaPhyllobrostis argillosa
Phyllobrostis argillosa is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It was described from a single male from Kranspoort near Pretoria. It is misplaced in Lyonetiidae and even in Yponomeutoidea. The species should probably be placed in the superfamily Tineoidea, probably in Tineidae.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1911 was described from a single male
from Kranspoort near Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
. It is misplaced in Lyonetiidae
Lyonetiidae
Lyonetiidae is a family of moths. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed apices noticeably up- or down-turned. The larvae are leaf miners.The families Bucculatricidae...
and even in Yponomeutoidea
Yponomeutoidea
Yponomeutoidea is a superfamily of Ermine moths and relatives.-Familiae:*Acrolepiidae*Bedelliidae*Glyphipterigidae*Heliodinidae*Lyonetiidae*Plutellidae*Yponomeutidae*Ypsolophidae- Etymology :...
. The species should probably be placed in the superfamily Tineoidea
Tineoidea
Tineoidea is the superfamily of moths that includes clothes moths, bagworms and relatives. There are six families usually included within it, Eriocottidae, Arrhenophanidae, Lypusidae, Acrolophidae, Tineidae and Psychidae, whose relationships are currently uncertain.The Lypusidae, for example, might...
, probably in Tineidae
Tineidae
Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in over 300 genera. Most of the tineid moths are small or medium-sized, with wings held roofwise over the body at rest...
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