Dyseriocrania | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Eriocraniidae |
Genus: | Dyseriocrania Spuler, 1910 |
Species | |
Many, see text | |
Synonyms | |
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Dyseriocrania is a genus of moth of the family Eriocraniidae. [1]
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Hyposmocoma is a genus of moths with more 350 species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The genus was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. Most species of Hyposmocoma have plant-based diets, but four species, such as Hyposmocoma molluscivora, eat snails. The caterpillars spin silk, which they then use to capture and eat snails. These are the first caterpillars known to eat snails.
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Urodidae or "false burnet moths" is a family of moths in the lepidopteran order, representing its own superfamily, Urodoidea, with three genera, one of which, Wockia, occurs in Europe.
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella is a diurnal moth from the family Eriocraniidae. It is found in Europe.
Anacampsis is a worldwide genus of moth with most found in the nearctic and neotropical regions. It is in the family Gelechiidae. The larvae feed on a range of deciduous trees and shrubs in a rolled or folded leaf, or spun shoot.
Dichomeris is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Helcystogramma is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The genus was erected by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1877.
Dyseriocrania griseocapitella is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Illinois and Mississippi.
Epinotia is a very large genus of tortrix moths. It belongs to the tribe Eucosmini of subfamily Olethreutinae.
The Depressariinae – sometimes spelled "Depressiinae" in error – are a subfamily of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Like their relatives therein, their exact relationships are not yet very well resolved. It has been considered part of family Elachistidae sensu lato or included in an expanded Oecophoridae. In modern classifications they are treated as the distinct gelechioid family Depressariidae.
Antaeotricha is a genus of moths. It is the largest genus in the subfamily Stenomatinae, numbering over 400 species in the Western Hemisphere.
Micropterix uxoria is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1919 and is endemic to Sicily.
Dyseriocrania auricyanea is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1882. It is found in California.
Gracillariinae are a subfamily of moths which was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.
Carposina is a genus of moths in the Carposinidae family.
Gelechiinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.
Anacampsinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
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