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Brachodidae

Brachodidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Ditrysia
Superfamily: Sesioidea
Family: Brachodidae
Genera

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Brachodidae is a family of day-flying moths, commonly known as little bear moths, which contains about 100 species distributed around much of the world (Edwards et al. 1999). The relationships and status of the presently included genera are not well understood.

Genera

  • Atractoceros
  • Brachodes
  • Callatolmis
  • Euthorybeta
  • Gora
  • Hoplophractis
  • Jonaca
  • Miscera
  • Nigilgia
  • Palamernis
  • Phycodes
  • Polyphlebia
  • Procerata
  • Pseudocossus
  • Sagalassa
  • Sisyroctenis
  • Synechodes
  • Tegna

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References

  • Edwards, E.D., Gentili, P., Horak, M., Kristensen, N.P. and Nielsen, E.S. (1999). The cossoid/sesioid assemblage. Ch. 11, pp. 181-182 in Kristensen, N.P. (Ed.). Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Teilband / Part 35: 491 pp. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York.


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