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Subfamily Coleophorinae

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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 Coleophoridae (Casebearer Moths)

Subfamily Coleophorinae

Explanation of Names

Coleophorinae from the type genus Coleophora (Hübner), from Greek meaning "case bearer." (1)

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 Robin McLeod on 1 March, 2006 - 8:50pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 20 July, 2014 - 2:10pm

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