Heliodinidae

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Heliodinidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea
Family: Heliodinidae
Heinemann, 1877
Type genus
Heliodines
Stainton, 1854
Diversity
About 400 species in 64 genera

Heliodinidae, commonly known as sun moths, is a family of small moths with slender bodies and narrow wings. Members of this family are found in most parts of the world. Heliodinid moths are brightly coloured day-flying moths. The base of the haustellum is bare. The scales on the head are compact and appear like a shield. Many Heliodinidae raise their hindlegs when resting but this is not a taxonomic feature and several genera like Epicroesa and Lamprolophus do not show this posture. Many Heliodinidae have the inner and outer spurs of the metatibia subequal. The larval host plants of the majority of species are in the Aizoaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Phytolaccaceae, Portulacaceae and Nyctaginaceae, all in the Order Caryophyllales. A few feed on Onagraceae, Araliaceae and Piperaceae. The pupae have long stiff hairs on their back sides. [1]

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Genera

The family includes the following genera: [2] [3]

Former genera

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References

  1. Hsu, Yu-Feng; Powell, J.A. (2004). Phylogenetic Relationships within Heliodinidae and Systematics of Moths Formerly Assigned to Heliodines Stainton (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea). Berkeley: University of California Press.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Family: Heliodinidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. Citizen science observations for Heliodinidae at iNaturalist
  4. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Zapyrastra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 27 April 2020.