Depressariidae

Depressariidae
Agonopterix senicionella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Gelechioidea
Family: Depressariidae
Meyrick, 1883
Agonopterix senicionella caterpillar

Depressariidae is a family of moths. It was formerly treated as a subfamily of Gelechiidae, but is now recognised as a separate family, comprising about 2,300 species worldwide.[1]

Subfamilies

Depressariidae consists of ten subfamilies:[1]

A number of genera, including Carcina, Gonionota, Machimia, Himmacia (sensu stricto), and Psilocorsis, are not placed in a subfamily.[1]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Depressariidae.
  1. ^ a b c Heikkilä, Maria; Mutanen, Marko; Kekkonen, Mari; Kaila, Lauri (2014). "Morphology reinforces proposed molecular phylogenetic affinities: A revised classification for Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera)". Cladistics. 30 (6): 563–589. doi:10.1111/cla.12064. PMID 34794251. S2CID 84696495.


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