Oecophora
Latreille, 1796
Species Guides
1- Oecophora bractella(Gold-base Tubic)
Oecophora is a of concealer moths in the Oecophoridae, serving as the type genus for both its family and . The genus was established by Latreille in 1796 and contains such as Oecophora bractella and Oecophora kindermanni. Taxonomic history includes confusion surrounding its type species due to junior homonyms and misidentifications by early authors.
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Distribution
Recorded from Denmark (DK) and Norway (NO) in distribution databases. Specific range limits within these countries are not documented in available sources.
Similar Taxa
- AlaboniaHistorical confusion with Oecophora; Oecophora bractella was long placed in Alabonia, obscuring the correct type designation for Oecophora.
- EsperiaFormerly included now classified under Esperia; early taxonomic treatments conflated these oecophorine .
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Taxonomic History
The type of Oecophora was initially designated as Tinea sulphurella Fabricius, 1777, but this name is a junior homonym of Tinea sulphurella Fabricius, 1775 (now Esperia sulphurella). The species Fabricius described in 1777 was actually Tinea bractella Linnaeus, 1758, which had been transferred to Alabonia by subsequent authors. This complex nomenclatural history delayed correct type species determination.