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Subfamily Bryophilinae

possible - Cryphia olivacea or C nana - Cryphia olivacea

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)

Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Subfamily Bryophilinae

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Bryophilidae Guenée, 1852

* formerly treated as a tribe (Bryophilini) of subfamily Acronictinae by Hodges in 1983

* treated as a subfamily (Cryphiinae) by some sources

* the Old World genera Bryoleuca and Euthales were treated as valid genera in 1996 by Beck, who brought them out of synonymy with Cryphia

Explanation of Names

Bryophilinae from type genus Bryophila (Treitschke) which was synonymized with Cryphia (Hübner), Greek meaning "fond of moss." (1)

Numbers

About 10 species in 1 genus (Cryphia) in North America. Approximately 139 species in 3 genera worldwide.

Range

holarctic

Internet References

pinned adult images of 2 species in Canada (CBIF)

pinned adult image of Cryphia cyanympha (James Adams, Dalton State College, Georgia)

live adult images of 4 species in Europe (Jeff Higgott, UK)

synonyms and number of world species (Brian Pitkin et al, Butteflies and Moths of the World)

current and former taxa (Brian Pitkin et al, Butteflies and Moths of the World)

sample species and distribution of world Cryphia species, with links to images plus synonyms, references (Markku Savela, FUNET)

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 27 November, 2006 - 8:39am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 23 July, 2014 - 4:49pm

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