Taeniodictys

Taeniodictys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Taeniodictys
W.T.M. Forbes, 1933
Species: T. sericella
Binomial name
Taeniodictys sericella
Forbes, 1933

Taeniodictys is a genus of moths, belonging to the Lyonetiidae family. It contains only one species, Taeniodictys sericella, which is found in Puerto Rico.[1]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on detritus in the nest of Polistes crinitus.

Taxonomy

The genus was formerly included in the Tineidae family.

References

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