Kalenga | |
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Kalenga discata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Thyrididae |
Genus: | Kalenga Whalley, 1971 |
Kalenga is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae.
This genus is known from Africa.
Some species of this genus are: [1]
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Gelechioidea is the superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. It is a large and poorly understood '"micromoth" superfamily, constituting one of the basal lineages of the Ditrysia.
The Thyrididae comprise the family of picture-winged leaf moths. They are the only family in the superfamily Thyridoidea, which sometimes has been included in the Pyraloidea, but this isn't supported by cladistic analysis.
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Eois is a genus of tropical moths in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. Caterpillars of Eois species are most commonly green with darker markings, but species with fully dark caterpillars also exist. They are specialized feeders associated with Piperaceae species, with sparse additional records on Chloranthaceae species. Adults are typically small, with diverse wing shape, color and patterning across the genus.
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Amphignostis is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its only species, Amphignostis nephelocentra, is found in Mozambique. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1934.
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Rhodoneura is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae described by Achille Guenée in 1858.
Banisia is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae.
Hapana is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae.
Chrysotypus is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae.
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Sijua is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae from Africa.
Nemea is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae from Africa.
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Dysodia is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.
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