| Metachanda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Oecophorinae |
| Tribe: | Metachandini |
| Genus: | Metachanda Meyrick, 1911 |
| Type species | |
| Metachanda thaleropis Meyrick, 1911 | |
Metachanda is the sole genus in tribe Metachandini of moth subfamily Oecophorinae. [1] [2] Metachandini was originally described as family Metachandidae by Edward Meyrick in 1911, [1] and at the time also contained the genus Chanystis , [3] which is currently unplaced to tribe within Oecophorinae. [4] It has also previously been described as tribe Metachandini of subfamily Gelechiinae. [5]
Its type species is Metachanda thaleropis. [6]
