Chimabachidae
| Chimabachidae | |
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| Diurnea lipsiella | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Suborder: | Ditrysia |
| Superfamily: | Gelechioidea |
| Family: | Chimabachidae Heinemann, 1870 |
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The Chimabachid Moths (Chimabachidae) are a small family of Lepidoptera (moths). The family used to be classified as a subfamily of Oecophoridae, but current phylogenetic research classifies it as a family. Some authors place it as the subfamily Cryptolechiinae in the Depressariidae family. The family is distributed in the Palaearctic ecozone, ranging from Europe to Japan, although the Blueberry Leafroller Dasystoma salicella has been introduced to North America.
The wings are broad and rounded and the ocelli are far from the eyes if they are present. The tops of the abdominal segments lack spiny setae which is the case for most related families.
Larvae feed on Betulaceae, Rosaceae and Ericaceae species. They eat the developing leaves, flowers and fruits. They also roll and tie the leaves to make shelters.
The family contains the following species:
- Cacochroa permixtella (Herrich-Scäffer, 1854)
- Dasystoma salicella (Hübner 1796)
- Dasystoma fumida (Butler, 1879)
- Dasystoma rufocrinitalis (Zetterstedt, 1840)
- Diurnea fagella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Diurnea lipsiella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Diurnea issikii (Saito, 1979)
- Diurnea cupreifera (Butler, 1879)
- Diurnea dormoyella (Duponchel, 1838)
- Diurnea nolckenella (Milliére, 1830)
- Diurnea novembris (Haworth, 1829) (possibly a synonym of Diurnea lipsiella)
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