Scardia (moth)

Scardia is a genus of the fungus moth family (Tineidae). Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Scardiinae, of which it is the type genus. Several of the species placed here in earlier times have been moved to other genera of the subfamily, e.g. Amorophaga, Montescardia, and Morophaga.

Species

The species placed in Scardia are:

• Scardia alleni <small>Robinson, 1986</small>
• Scardia amurensis <small>Zagulajev, 1965</small>
• Scardia anatomella <small>Grote, 1881</small> (= S. fiskeella)
• Scardia assamensis <small>Robinson, 1986</small>
• Scardia boletella <small>(Fabricius, 1794)</small> (= S. boleti, S. polypori, S. relicta)
• Scardia caucasica <small>Zagulajev, 1965</small>
• Scardia isthmiella <small>Busck, 1914</small> (tentatively placed here)
• Scardia pharetrodes <small>Meyrick, 1934</small> (tentatively placed here)
• Scardia tholerodes <small>Meyrick, 1894</small> (tentatively placed here)

Synonyms

Junior synonyms of Scardia are:

• Agarica <small>Sodoffsky 1837</small>
• Duomitella <small>Kozhantschikov 1923</small>
• Fernaldia <small>Grote 1881</small>

Footnotes

References

• (2009): Scardia. Version 2.1, 2009-DEC-22. Retrieved 2010-MAY-02.
• (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species &ndash; Scardia. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
• [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
• (2009): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms &ndash; Scardia. Version of 2009-AUG-07. Retrieved 2010-MAY-03.