| Aspilapteryx inquinata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Aspilapteryx |
| Species: | A. inquinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspilapteryx inquinata Triberti, 1985 [1] | |
Aspilapteryx inquinata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Turkey, Lebanon, [2] Italy and the North Aegean Islands.
The wingspan is 8–10 mm.
Gracillarioidea is a large superfamily containing four families of insects in the order Lepidoptera. These generally small moths are miners in plant tissue as caterpillars. There are about 113 described genera distributed worldwide, the most commonly encountered of which are leaf miners in the family Gracillariidae.
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella.
Aspilapteryx is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Epicephala is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Phyllocnistis is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Chrysocercops is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Aspilapteryx seriata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.
Aspilapteryx magna is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Alborz region in Iran.
Aspilapteryx limosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. It is also found in central and southern Russia.
Aspilapteryx multipunctella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Spain and the Canary Islands.
Aspilapteryx spectabilis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Tyrol in western Austria, where it can be found at altitudes between 2,200 and 2,500 meters.
Aspilapteryx tringipennella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe.
Aspilapteryx tessellata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New South Wales, Australia. It has been recommended that this species be further studied as its placement within the genus Aspilapteryx is in need of clarification.
Aspilapteryx filifera is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Namibia and South Africa.
Aspilapteryx grypota is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.
Stomphastis thraustica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Central African Republic, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Madagascar, Malaysia, Indonesia and India. It was recently also recorded from China.
Phodoryctis caerulea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India, Malaysia (Sabah), Indonesia (Java), Sri Lanka, Fiji, Guam, the Solomon Islands, Japan and Taiwan, as well as Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Uganda and Tanzania.
Caloptilia isotoma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Nigeria, Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Gracillariinae are a subfamily of moths which was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.
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