Levipalpus
| Levipalpus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Division: | Ditrysia |
| Family: | Oecophoridae (disputed) |
| Subfamily: | Depressariinae (disputed) |
| Genus: | Levipalpus Hannemann, 1953 |
| Type species | |
| Depressaria hepatariella Lienig & Zeller, 1846 | |
Levipalpus is a moth genus of the superfamily Gelechioidea. It is placed in the subfamily Depressariinae, which is often – particularly in older treatments – considered a distinct family Depressariidae or included in the Elachistidae, but actually seems to belong in the Oecophoridae.[1]
Species
- Levipalpus hepatariella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)
Footnotes
- ↑ Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), FE (2009), and see references in Savela (2003)
References
- Fauna Europaea (FE) (2009): Levipalpus. Version 2.1, 2009-DEC-22. Retrieved 2012-JAN-27.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Levipalpus. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2012-JAN-27.
- Savela, Markku (2010): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Levipalpus. Version of 2010-FEB-02. Retrieved 2012-JAN-27.
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