Scranciidae

Scranciidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Scranciidae ; Miller, 1991

Last updated November 16, 2025

Scranciidae is a family of noctuoid moths.^[1]^[2] The family was resurrected in 2024 for some genera that were previously placed in family Notodontidae.^[3] According to the Global Lepidoptera Index, the family contains 22 genera and 124 species.^[1]

Genera

The family includes the following genera:^[1]

Archistilbia Kiriakoff, 1954 (4 spp.)
Dinotodonta Holland, 1893 (1 spp.))
Gargetta Walker, 1865 (14 spp.)
Gargettoscrancia Strand, 1912 (1 spp.)
Hijracona Holloway, 2011 (1 spp.)
Lamoriodes Hampson, 1910 (2 spp.)
Lasioceros Bethune-Baker, 1904 (6 spp.)
Leptonadatoides Kiriakoff, 1969 (1 spp.)
Lomela Kiriakoff, 1962 (1 spp.)
Malgadonta Kiriakoff, 1962 (2 spp.)
Noctuola Schintlmeister, 2020 (1 spp.)
Parascrancia Kiriakoff, 1969 (1 spp.)
Phycidopsis Hampson, 1893 (5 spp.)
Phycitimorpha Janse, 1920 (4 spp.)
Postscrancia Schintlmeister & Witt, 2015 (1 spp.)
Pseudoscrancia Strand, 1915 (1 spp.)
Scaeopteryx Kiriakoff, 1963 (1 spp.)
Scranciella Kiriakoff, 1967 (1 spp.)
Stictogargetta Kiriakoff, 1968 (2 spp.)
Subscrancia Gaede, 1928 (3 spp.)
Thacona Walker, 1865 (70 spp.)
Turnacoides Gaede, 1928 (1 spp.)

References

1 2 3 Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris; Ollerenshaw, Justin; Wing, Peter; Hobern, Donald. Hobern, Donald (ed.). "Scranciidae Miller, 1991". Global Lepidoptera Index. Natural History Museum . Retrieved 15 November 2025– via ChecklistBank.
↑ "Scranciidae Miller, 1991". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
↑ St Laurent, Ryan A.; Goldstein, Paul Z.; Miller, Scott E.; Robbins, Robert K. (2024). "Hiding in Plain Sight: Phylogenomics Reveals a New Branch on the Noctuoidea Tree of Life". Systematic Entomology. 49: 258–278. bioRxiv 10.1101/2023.03.10.529269 . doi: 10.1111/syen.12614 .

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[gli-1] 1 2 3 Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris; Ollerenshaw, Justin; Wing, Peter; Hobern, Donald. Hobern, Donald (ed.). "Scranciidae Miller, 1991". Global Lepidoptera Index. Natural History Museum . Retrieved 15 November 2025– via ChecklistBank.

[2] "Scranciidae Miller, 1991". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 15 November 2025.

[Scranciidae-3] St Laurent, Ryan A.; Goldstein, Paul Z.; Miller, Scott E.; Robbins, Robert K. (2024). "Hiding in Plain Sight: Phylogenomics Reveals a New Branch on the Noctuoidea Tree of Life". Systematic Entomology. 49: 258–278. bioRxiv 10.1101/2023.03.10.529269 . doi: 10.1111/syen.12614 .

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