Lecithoceridae

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Long-horned moths
Crocanthes glycina.jpg
Crocanthes glycina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Suborder:
Infraorder:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Lecithoceridae

Le Marchand, 1947[1]
Diversity
Over 100 genera
nearly 900 species

Lua error in Module:Taxonbar/candidate at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

The Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths) are a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone.

Systematics

The Lecithoceridae belong to the superfamily Gelechioidea, and comprises over 100 genera and nearly 900 species. The family is divided into these subfamilies:

Unplaced to subfamily


References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.

Use <references />, or <references group="..." />

<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>

  1. funet.fi