Phyllonorycter

Phyllonorycter
Phyllonorycter corylifoliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Subfamily: Lithocolletinae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Hübner, 1822
Species

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Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis Hubner, 1825
  • Argyromyges J. Curtis 1829
  • Argyromis Stephens, 1829
  • Eucestis Hübner, 1825
  • Hirsuta Bruand, 1851 (unavailable name)

Phyllonorycter is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.

Diversity

The genus comprises about 400 species, with a worldwide distribution. The vast majority of species are found in the temperate regions, with about 257 species described from the Palaearctic region and 81 from the Nearctic. In the tropics, the genus is species-poor, with 36 species described from Indo-Australia, 13 from the Neotropics and 22 from the Afrotropical region.[1] In 2012, a further 27 species were described from the Afrotropics.[2]

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