Endromidae
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Endromidae | |
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Endromis versicolora | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Bombycoidea |
Family: | Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 |
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Endromidae is a family of moths. It was long considered to be a monotypic family, containing just one species, the Kentish Glory, Endromis versicolora, found throughout the Palaearctic region .
Diversity
The family now consists of 8 genera and about 22 species.
Genera
- Andraca
- Endromis
- Falcogona Zolotuhin, 2007
- Mirina
- Mustilia Walker, 1865
- Mustilizans J.K. Yang, 1995
- Oberthueria Kirby, 1892
- Prismosticta Butler, 1880
- Pseudandraca Miyata, 1970
External links
- Description and pictures
- Increased gene sampling yields robust support for higher-level clades within Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera)
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