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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Depressariidae » Depressariinae » Exaeretia

Genus Exaeretia

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Weird Moth - Exaeretia gracilis Moth - Exaeretia ciniflonella Depressariodes gracilis ? - Exaeretia gracilis Exaeretia ciniflonella Ambrosia Seed Moth - Hodges#0902 - Exaeretia gracilis Exaeretia umbraticostella Depressariidae - Exaeretia gracilis Micro moth-alfalfa looper or ? - Exaeretia gracilis
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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 Depressariidae
Subfamily Depressariinae
Genus Exaeretia
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Exaeretia Stainton, 1849
Depressariodes Turati, 1924
Martyrhilda Clarke, 1941
* Depressariodes Turati, 1924 is now considered a subgenus of Exaeretia.
Explanation of Names
Generic epithet from Greek έξαίρετος meaning "choice." (1) Stainton described the genus as "intermediate between Stenoma of Zeller (an exotoc genus) and Depressaria."
Numbers
12 species in America north of Mexico.
Print References
Stainton, H.T. 1849. On the species of Depressaria, a genus of Tineidae, and the allied genera Orthotaelia and Exaeretia. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 5: 152
Internet References
Henry Tibbats Stainton (Wikipedia)
Works Cited
1.An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names.
Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 28 September, 2009 - 11:04pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 20 November, 2017 - 10:39am

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