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Chrysopeleiinae

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Chrysopeleiinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Subfamily: Chrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Synonyms
  • Chrysopeleiidae
  • Walshiidae Hodges, 1962

The Chrysopeleiinae are a subfamily of the Cosmopterigidae, although some authors treat it as a full family, the Chrysopeleiidae.[1]

Distribution

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The subfamily is distributed mostly in Central Asia, southern Asia, Africa and in America. In the Palearctic realm, over 50 species are found, with 16 species in six genera found in Europe.

Genera

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Placement uncertain

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The following genera are alternatively placed in the subfamily Cosmopteriginae:

Formerly placed here

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References

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  1. ^ Niels P. Kristensen: Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies. In: Maximilian Fischer (Hrsg.): Handbook of Zoology. 1. Auflage. Band 4 – Arthropoda: Insecta, Teilband 35, de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1998, ISBN 3-11-015704-7.