Aterpia
Guenée, 1845
Aterpia is a of in the Olethreutinae, established by Guenée in 1845. The genus contains approximately 30 described distributed across the Palearctic and Nearctic regions. Species-level has been revised multiple times, with several species described by Diakonoff in the mid-20th century based on Asian material.
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Distribution
Palearctic and Nearctic regions. Specific distribution records include Sweden and Vermont, USA. Many appear to have Asian distributions based on authorship patterns of described species.
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Species diversity
The includes 30 described as of recent taxonomic treatments, with Aterpia corticana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) being among the earliest described.