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Acrocercopinae
Acrocercopinae is a subfamily of leaf-mining moths in the family Gracillariidae, established by Kawahara & Ohshima in 2016. The subfamily contains approximately 30 genera including Acrocercops, Cryptolectica, Dialectica, and Spulerina. Species in this subfamily are known from Australia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and other regions. Recent taxonomic revisions using museomics and mitogenomics have clarified species boundaries and reclassified some Australian species previously placed in Ornixolinae.
Argyria lacteella
milky urola moth, Southern Milky Argyria Moth
A small crambid moth with a wingspan of approximately 11 mm, distinguished by milky-white to pale gray coloration. Taxonomic identity was recently clarified through DNA hybridization capture from the 1794 Fabricius lectotype, resolving decades of confusion with the widespread North American species now assigned to Argyria gonogramma. The species occurs primarily in the southeastern United States, Caribbean, and Neotropics. Adults are active from spring through fall.
Ornixolinae
Ornixolinae is a subfamily of leaf-mining micromoths within Gracillariidae, established in 2001. Members are characterized by specialized genital structures including hindwings with small frenular bristles along the costa in both sexes, a dorsal flap on tergum VIII in males, and a sclerotized semicircular female lamella antevaginalis. The subfamily contains approximately 30 genera distributed globally, with notable radiations in Australia, Hawaii, and Asia. Larvae are endophytic leaf miners that create diagnostic mine forms including serpentine, linear, and blotch patterns.