| Brenthia buthusalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Choreutidae |
| Genus: | Brenthia |
| Species: | B. buthusalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Brenthia buthusalis (Walker, 1863) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Brenthia buthusalis is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka [1] and India.
Choreutidae, or metalmark moths, are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order whose relationships have been long disputed. It was placed previously in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea in family Glyphipterigidae and in superfamily Sesioidea. It is now considered to represent its own superfamily. The relationship of the family to the other lineages in the group "Apoditrysia" need a new assessment, especially with new molecular data.
Anthophila fabriciana, also known as the common nettle-tap, is a moth of the family Choreutidae first described in 1767 by Carl Linnaeus. The moth can be found flying around stinging nettles during the day.
Prochoreutis sestediana, also knowns as the silver-dot metal-mark is a moth of the family Choreutidae found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1776 from a specimen found in Kiel, Germany.
Tebenna bjerkandrella is a moth of the family Choreutidae first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1784. It is found from Europe, Morocco, Madeira and the Canary Islands through central Asia to Japan. It has also been recorded from South Africa.
Tebenna piperella is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from Canada, including British Columbia and Alberta.
Choreutis pariana, the apple-and-thorn skeletonizer or apple leaf skeletonizer, is a moth of the family Choreutidae. The moth was first described by the Swedish entomologist Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759. It is native to Eurasia and was introduced to New England, USA in 1917.
Brenthia coronigera, commonly known as the metalmark moth, is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in the Bengal region of what was British India.
Brenthia diplotaphra is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1938. It is found in Papua New Guinea.
Brenthia harmonica is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in the Philippines.
Brenthia melodica is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Fiji.
Brenthia ocularis is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found on Java.
Brenthia trilitha is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found on the Solomon Islands.
Brenthia trimachaera is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927. It is found on Samoa.
Millieriidae is a small family of moths in the lepidopteran order. It was described as by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 as a subfamily of Choreutidae.
Caloreas cydrota is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in Colombia. According to a study in the Brazilian Journal of Biology, the species has also been noted to be naturally occurring in Brazil.
Choreutis amethystodes is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in the Philippines, Taiwan and on the Ryukyu Islands and Java.
Choreutis chelaspis is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is found on the Marquesas Islands.
Choreutis semicincta is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found on Java in Indonesia.
Choreutis strepsidesma is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found on Assam, India.
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