Stegommata

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Stegommata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus:Stegommata
Meyrick, 1880

Stegommata is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Lyonetiidae family of insects

Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with some 200 described species. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed apices noticeably up- or down-turned. The larvae are leaf miners.

Species

Stegommata hesperias is a species of moths in the genus Stegommata. It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1893. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.

Stegommata leptomitella, the hakea leaf-miner is a species of moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1880. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. It is also present in New Zealand, where it is an established adventive.

Stegommata sulfuratella, the banksia leaf-miner, is a species of moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is native to Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland to Tasmania. It is an adventive species in New Zealand.


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