| Boydia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Boydia Newman, 1856 |
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Boydia is a genus of moths of the family Xyloryctidae. [1]
Xyloryctidae is a family of moths contained within the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. Most genera are found in the Indo-Australian region. While many of these moths are tiny, some members of the family grow to a wingspan of up to 66 mm, making them giants among the micromoths.
Boydia criniferella is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by 1856. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia and Victoria.
Boydia stenadelpha is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1905. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.