Scythrididae (flower moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the Xyloryctidae themselves have sometimes been included in the Oecophoridae as subfamily. Scythrididae adults are smallish to mid-sized moths, which when at rest appear -shaped.
Selected genera
Genera of Scythrididae (with some notable species also listed) include:
- Apostibes <small>Walsingham, 1907</small>
- Areniscythris <small>Powell, 1976</small>
- Asymmetrura <small>Landry, 1991</small>
- Bactrianoscythris <small>Passerin d'Entrèves & Roggero, 2009</small>
- Catascythris
- Coleophorides <small>Amsel, 1935</small>
- Enolmis <small>Duponchel, 1845</small>
- Episcythris <small>Amsel, 1939</small>
- Eretmocera <small>Zeller, 1852</small>
- Erigethes <small>Walsingham, 1907</small>
- Falkovitshella <small>Passerin d'Entrèves & Roggero, 2007</small>
- Haploscythris <small>Viette, 1956</small>
- Mapsidius <small>Walsingham, 1907</small>
- Necrothalassia <small>Amsel, 1935</small>
- Neoscythris <small>Landry, 1991</small>
- Paralogistis <small>Meyrick, 1921</small>
- Parascythris <small>Hanneman, 1960</small>
- Proterochyta <small>Meyrick, 1918</small>
- Rhamphura <small>Landry, 1991</small>
- Scythris <small>Hübner, [1825]</small>
- Scythris limbella
- Scythris scopolella
- Synacroloxis <small>Gozmány, 1952</small>
Footnotes
References
See also for comparison of some approaches to gelechioid systematics and taxonomy.
- (2004): Scythris buszkoi sp. n., a new species of Scythrididae from Europe (Gelechioidea). Nota Lepidopterologica 26(3/4): 89âÂÂ98. PDF fulltext
- (1999): The Gelechioidea. In: : Handbuch der Zoologie/Handbook of Zoology (Vol. IV Part 35: Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies 1): 131âÂÂ158. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin & New York.
- (2004): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Scythrididae. Version of 2004-JAN-02. Retrieved 2010-APR-22.
- (2009): Gelechioidea. Version of 2009-APR-02. Retrieved 2010-APR-22.
Further reading