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Genus Corythophora

Genus Muhabbetia  - Corythophora - female Unidentified Corythophora  - Corythophora Orange Micro - Corythophora Corythophora caloptilia - Corythophora Pennsylvania Moth - Corythophora moth - Corythophora Caloptilia sp. - Corythophora
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tineoidea (Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths)
Family Tineidae (Clothes Moths)
No Taxon (Incertae sedis)
Genus Corythophora
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Formerly placed in Lyonetiidae; transferred to Tineidae by Sohn et al. (2013).
Print References
Sohn et al. 2013. A Molecular Phylogeny for Yponomeutoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Ditrysia) and Its Implications for Classification, Biogeography and the Evolution of Host Plant Use. PLoS One. 8(1): e55066.