Blastodacna

Blastodacna
Blastodacna atra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae (disputed)
Subfamily: Parametriotinae
Genus: Blastodacna
Wocke, 1876
Synonyms
  • Sinitinea Yang, 1977

Blastodacna is a genus of moths of the Elachistidae family.

Distribution

Blastodacna species are found in the Holarctic, although most species are native to the Palearctic.

Taxonomy

The genus is mostly placed in the Elachistidae family, but other authors list it as a member of the Agonoxenidae family or even assign it its own family, the Blastodacnidae.

Species

Former species

References

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