| Brenthia quadriforella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Choreutidae |
| Genus: | Brenthia |
| Species: | B. quadriforella |
| Binomial name | |
| Brenthia quadriforella Zeller, 1877 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Brenthia quadriforella is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. [1] It was described from New Britain, but is also present in country of Australia (the Northern Territory and eastern Queensland) and Fiji.
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.
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