Atrichozancla

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Atrichozancla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Subfamily: Lecithocerinae
Genus:Atrichozancla
Janse, 1954

Atrichozancla is a genus of moths in the lecithocerid subfamily Lecithocerinae. [1] [2] It was established by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1954. [1]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Lecithoceridae family of insects

The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone.

Lecithocerinae subfamily of insects

The Lecithocerinae are 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 is vestigal with two lobes at the dorsal base, only exceptionally united into a broad plate, but never as a thorn or spine.

Species

Atrichozancla cosymbota is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1920. It is found in South Africa.

Edward Meyrick FRS was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on Microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern Microlepidoptera systematics.

Atrichozancla gymnopalpa is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Janse in 1963. It is found in Zimbabwe.

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References

  1. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Atrichozancla". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Brown, Richard. "Lecithoceridae Genera of the World". Mississippi Entomological Museum, Mississippi State University. Retrieved 6 July 2018.


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