Phiditiidae
Encyclopedia
Phiditiidae is a family
of moth
s. The family was previously placed as a subfamily (Phiditiinae) in the Bombycidae
family.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s. The family was previously placed as a subfamily (Phiditiinae) in the Bombycidae
Bombycidae
Bombycidae is a family of moths. The best-known species is Bombyx mori or silkworm, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia...
family.
Genera
- PhiditiaPhiditiaPhiditia is a genus of moths of the Phiditiidae family.-Taxonomy:The genus was treated in the Lymantriidae by Watson, Fletcher and Nye in 1980. It was later transferred to the Apatelodidae by Minet in 1986...
Möschler, 1883 - RolepaRolepaRolepa is a genus of moths of the Phiditiidae family.-Taxonomy:The genus was established in the Arctiidae and was placed in the Lasiocampidae by Kirby in 1892 and the Lymantriidae by Schaus in 1927. Minet transferred the genus to the Apatelodidae in 1986...
Walker, 1855 - SorocabaSorocaba (moth)Sorocaba is a genus of moths of the Phiditiidae family.-Taxonomy:The genus was established in the Sphingidae and later placed in the Lymantriidae by Schaus in 1927. It was transferred from to the Apatelodidae by Minet in 1986 and finally to the subfamily Phiditiinae by Lemaire and Minet. The...
Moore, 1882 - TepiliaTepiliaTepilia is a genus of moths of the Phiditiidae family.-Taxonomy:The genus was originally established Drepanidae, but was later placed in the Lymantriidae by Schaus in 1927 and the Apatelodidae by Minet in 1986. Lemaire and Minet placed in the subfamily Phiditiinae in 1999...
Walker, 1855