Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned Moths
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1, or long-horned , is a of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family comprises over 100 and nearly 900 , with the greatest diversity concentrated in the Indomalayan realm and southern Palearctic. Recent taxonomic work has expanded the family's classification, including the establishment of the Crocanthinae in 2015. Despite being a highly diverse group of microlepidoptera, Lecithoceridae remains among the more poorly known families, with limited biological and ecological data available.
Pronunciation
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Identification
Members of are distinguished from other Gelechioidea by genitalia , particularly features of the male valvae and female sterigma. The family exhibits considerable variation in wing pattern and body size across its constituent . -level identification relies on combinations of wing venation, antennal structure, and abdominal tergite characteristics.
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Distribution
Global distribution with strong concentration in the Indomalayan realm and southern Palearctic. In India, highest occurs in the Western Ghats (28.63% of ) and Meghalaya (25% of species), with lowest diversity in desert and Gangetic plain regions.
Similar Taxa
- GelechiidaeBoth belong to Gelechioidea and share small body size; distinguished by genitalia and antennal structure in
- OecophoridaeHistorically confused with ; separated based on wing venation patterns and male genitalia characteristics
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- A catalogue of Indian Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)
- Global Biodiversity of the Family Lecithoceridae (Gelechioidea) with a Brief Historical Review
- Taxonomic study of the genus Nosphistica Meyrick, 1911 (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) from China, with descriptions of seven new species
- Three new species and one newly recorded species of genus Frisilia Walker (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from China, with a checklist of the world
- A New Genus, Luciargentis gen. nov. Revealed by Morphological and Phylogenetic Evidence in the Family Lecithoceridae from Tibet, China.
- The complete mitogenome of Torodora canaliculata (Yu & Wang, 2022) (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) and its phylogenetic implications.
- Taxonomic Revision of the Relationship Between Coproptilia and Nosphistica (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) with Descriptions of Two New Species and a New Record from China.
- Two new species and one new record of the genus Torodora Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from China.
- First report of the genus Woonpaikia Park, 2010 (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from China, with the description of two new species.
- Opacoptera Gozmány (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from China, with descriptions of four new species.