Opostegidae
Also known as: Baltosios kandelės, Oogklepmotten, Opostegid Moths, White Eye-capped Moths, hvitmøll, kvitmøll, lippakoit, opostegid moths
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Opostegidae |
| Published in | Meyrick E., 1893, Descriptions of Australian Microlepidoptera. XVI. Tineidae. vol (2) 7 (1892) issue pages 477–612 |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 7 |
| Species records held | 199 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 316 |
| GBIF key | 6166 |
Genera in Opostegidae
- Pseudopostega — 128 species: Pseudopostega abrupta, Pseudopostega acidata, Pseudopostega acrodicra, Pseudopostega acuminata, Pseudopostega adusta, Pseudopostega albogaleriella, Pseudopostega alleni, Pseudopostega amphimitra
- Opostegoides — 28 species: Opostegoides albella, Opostegoides argentisoma, Opostegoides auriptera, Opostegoides bicolorella, Opostegoides cameroni, Opostegoides epistolaris, Opostegoides flavimacula, Opostegoides gephyraea
- Opostega — 27 species: Opostega afghani, Opostega arthrota, Opostega atypa, Opostega basilissa, Opostega brithys, Opostega chalcophylla, Opostega chalcoplethes, Opostega chalinias
- Neopostega — 7 species: Neopostega asymmetra, Neopostega distola, Neopostega dondavisi, Neopostega falcata, Neopostega longispina, Neopostega nigrita, Neopostega petila
- Paralopostega — 6 species: Paralopostega callosa, Paralopostega dives, Paralopostega filiforma, Paralopostega maculata, Paralopostega peleana, Paralopostega serpentina
- Eosopostega — 2 species: Eosopostega armigera, Eosopostega issikii
- Notiopostega — 1 species: Notiopostega atrata
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.