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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae) » Thiotrichinae

Subfamily Thiotrichinae

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Identification · Range · Remarks · Works Cited
moth - Polyhymno n-sp-one Polyhymno luteostrigella – Polyhymno Moth - Polyhymno luteostrigella Polyhymno acaciella? - Polyhymno n-sp-two Polyhymno acaciella - Polyhymno n-sp-two Is an ID obtainable for this? Thanks and always appreciative - Polyhymno luteostrigella Polyhymno? at blacklight - Polyhymno Polyhymno acaciella - Polyhymno n-sp-two tiny moth - Polyhymno
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily Thiotrichinae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Thiotrichinae Karsholt et al., 2013 (1)
Numbers
Represented by 2 described species in 1 genus (Polyhymno) in our area (2).
Identification
"Thiotrichine moths are overall slender-winged Gelechiidae, with the forewings often with longitudinal streaks and apically with distinctive markings; the apex is often upturned" (1).
Range
"Distributed primarily in warmer areas of both the old and the new world, and are most diverse in Asia" (1).
Remarks
"The group is in much need of revision" (1).
Works Cited
1.A molecular analysis of the Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea) with an interpretative grouping of its taxa
Karsholt, O., M. Mutanen, S. Lee, & L. Kaila. 2013. Systematic Entomology. 38 (2):334–348.
2.Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. 2016. ResearchGate.net.
Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 11 May, 2016 - 5:10pm
Last updated 7 January, 2017 - 11:32am

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