 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(November 2024) |
| Hexeretmis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Hexeretmis Meyrick, 1929 [1] |
Hexeretmis is a genus of moths in the family Alucitidae.
| | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(November 2024) |
| Hexeretmis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Hexeretmis Meyrick, 1929 [1] |
Hexeretmis is a genus of moths in the family Alucitidae.
The Alucitidae or many-plumed moths are a family of moths with unusually modified wings. Both fore- and hind-wings consist of about six rigid spines, from which radiate flexible bristles creating a structure similar to a bird's feather.
Aluctoidea is the superfamily of many-plumed and false plume moths. These small moths are most easily recognized by their wings. These each consist of many narrow strips of membrane around the major veins, instead of a continuous sheet of membrane between the veins. In living moths in the wild, this is often hard to see however. When they are at rest, the "plumes" partly overlap, appearing as solid wings. But even then, they can be recognized by the wings having a marked lengthwise pattern and uneven edge.
The Tineodidae or false plume moths are a family of moths with in some cases unusually modified wings: Like in some related moths, the wings of several Tineodidae are decomposed into several rigid spines. This is a small family, with about a global total of 20 species described to date; some undescribed species are known or suspected to exist however. They seem to be of Australian origin, where they are most diverse, but range through the Wallacea to Southeast and South Asia, and into the Pacific to the Marquesas Islands.
Alucita is the largest genus of many-plumed moths ; it is also the type genus of its family and the disputed superfamily Alucitoidea. This genus occurs almost worldwide and contains about 180 species as of 2011; new species are still being described and discovered regularly. Formerly, many similar moths of superfamilies Alucitoidea, Copromorphoidea and Pterophoroidea were also placed in Alucita.
Hebdomactis is a genus of moths in the family Alucitidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929, and contains the single species Hebdomactis crystallodes. It is found in New Guinea.
Microschismus is a genus of moths in the family Alucitidae.
Prymnotomis is a genus of moths in the family Alucitidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931, and contains the single species Prymnotomis crypsicroca. It is found in Brazil.
Pterotopteryx is a genus of moths in the family Alucitidae. The genus was described by Hans-Joachim Hannemann in 1959.
Alucita flaviserta is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Mozambique.
Brenthia leptocosma is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found on Mauritius and Réunion in the Indian Ocean.
Alucita cancellata is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in France, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Romania and the Republic of Macedonia. It was first described from Syria and is further known from Iran, Israel, Turkey and Russia.
Alucita ischalea is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Alucita thapsina is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Pterotopteryx spilodesma is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found in Russia and from southern India and Pakistan to Japan. It has also been recorded from Korea.
Dichomeris hortulana is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in India, South Africa, the Seychelles, where it has been recorded from Silhouette and Mahé as well as Mauritius and Mayotte.
Amphixystis fragosa is a moth of the family Tineidae. This species is known from Mauritius and Réunion. On Réunion, adults are on wing year-round.
Cosmetra spiculifera is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, South Africa, Gabon, Ghana, Réunion, Mauritius and Nigeria.
