Archaic-sun-moths
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Acanthopteroctetes
Acanthopteroctetes is a genus of archaic sun moths in the family Acanthopteroctetidae, the sole genus within the superfamily Acanthopteroctetoidea. This group represents one of the most basal lineages within the lepidopteran clade Coelolepida. Species are small, diurnal moths with reduced wing venation. The genus was established by Braun in 1921.