Lecithoceridae

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Lecithoceridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Glossata
(unranked) Ditrysia
Superfamily: Gelechioidea
Family: Lecithoceridae
Diversity
Over 100 genera
nearly 900 species

Lecithoceridae is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone.

[edit] Systematics

Lecithoceridae belong to the superfamily Gelechioidea, and comprises over 100 genera and nearly 900 species. The family is divided into the following subfamilies:

  • Lecithocerinae
  • Torodorinae
  • Oditinae (sometimes included in Xyloryctidae)

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