Urodidae | |
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Wockia asperipunctella | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
Clade: | Eulepidoptera |
Clade: | Ditrysia |
Clade: | Apoditrysia |
Superfamily: | Urodoidea Kyrki, 1988 |
Family: | Urodidae Kyrki, 1988 |
Genera | |
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Diversity | |
over 60 species |
Urodidae, whose species are commonly known as false burnet moths, is a family of moths in the lepidopteran order. It is the type genus in the superfamily, Urodoidea, with three genera, one of which, Wockia, occurs in Europe.
Urodidae were previously included in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea (Kyrki, 1984, 1988) and have also been lumped with Galacticidae (Heppner, 1991, 1997) or with other Sesioidea (Heppner, 1998). They belong to the lower part of the lepidopteran clade "Apoditrysia" (Dugdale et al., 1999) (i.e. not "Obtectomera"), but their closest relatives are as yet unknown and it is hoped that DNA sequencing can help resolve this question.
Urodidae was formerly the only family in the superfamily Urodoidea, but in 2020 a new family was described within Urodoidea, Ustyurtiidae . [1]
Urodidae resemble some Zygaenidae: Procridinae at rest. These small to medium-sized moths measure 11 to 37 mm in wingspan and often have a greyish or mottled forewing background colour. The male adult has a "hairpencil" on the costa of the hindwing. In the caterpillar, the placement of the setae and structure of the prolegs is diagnostic, and the pupal segments I–II are fixed. On the head, there are no ocelli or "chaetosemata" and the proboscis even at the base is unscaled. An "epiphysis" is present on the foreleg (Dugdale et al. (1999), and for more details).
The genera Urodus and Spiladarcha occur in the Neotropics while Wockia asperipunctella occurs in Europe and has recently been found in northern North America (Heppner, 1997; Landry, 1998) and unless this is a recent invasion the species would be a good example of a Holarctic distribution pattern.
The biology is poorly known, but the larvae can be found on various tree species including some fruit trees. The "bumelia webworm moth" (Urodus parvula) is recorded on Lauraceae: (avocado= Persea ), Fagaceae ( Quercus ), Sapotaceae ( Sideroxylon ) and Erythroxylaceae: Erythroxylum. Urodus parvula has also been reared on Rutaceae ( Citrus ) and Malvaceae ( Hibiscus ). W. asperipunctella has in North America been reared from quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) (Landry, 1998) and also Salix in Europe. The pupa is contained in an open-mesh cocoon, which can be bright orange in colour, and is sometimes suspended on a very long thread below a leaf.
The following is a list of selected species:
Schreckensteinia is a moth in the family Schreckensteiniidae.
Anthistarcha is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae.
Phthorimaea is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. Species include the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella.
Ptychovalva is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae.
Moca is a genus of moths in the family Immidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1863.
Dendrolimus is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. The genus was erected by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1812.
Megalotica is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Zimmerman in 1958.
Dryadaula are a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1893, and it belongs to the subfamily or family Dryadaulidae, according to most recent taxonomies.
Snellenia is a genus of moths in the family Stathmopodidae.
Ussara eurythmiella is a species of sedge moth in the genus Ussara. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama.
Cyphothyris pyrrhophrys is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found on New Guinea.
Himmacia is a genus of moths of the family Depressariidae.
Psilocorsis is a genus of moths of the family Depressariidae.
Agonopterix baleni is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Zeller in 1877. It is found in Colombia.
Agonopterix cynarivora is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Morocco.
Cryptolechia metacentra is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Taiwan.
Cryptolechia percnocoma is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Brazil.
Cryptolechia fenerata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Taiwan.
Ethmia infelix is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Turkey (Mardin) and northern Iraq (Kurdistan).
Rectiostoma leuconympha is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Brazil.