Lypusa
Encyclopedia
Lypusa is a genus of moth
s of the Lypusidae
family, traditionally held to be a monotypic
lineage of Tineoidea
. However, it may actually belong to the same lineage of Gelechioidea
as the Amphisbatinae
(or Amphisbatidae).
The genus contains only 2 known species:
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Lypusidae
Lypusidae
Lypusidae is an obscure family of moths traditionally conssidered monotypic and belonging in the primitive moth superfamily Tineoidea....
family, traditionally held to be a monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
lineage of Tineoidea
Tineoidea
Tineoidea is the superfamily of moths that includes clothes moths, bagworms and relatives. There are six families usually included within it, Eriocottidae, Arrhenophanidae, Lypusidae, Acrolophidae, Tineidae and Psychidae, whose relationships are currently uncertain.The Lypusidae, for example, might...
. However, it may actually belong to the same lineage of Gelechioidea
Gelechioidea
| name = Curved-horn moths| image = Xylorycta assimilis.jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult Xylorycta assimilis of the Xyloryctidae, photographed in Aranda Note prominent "horns" and long antennae| regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda...
as the Amphisbatinae
Amphisbatinae
| image =| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult Psorosticha zizyphi| regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta| ordo = Lepidoptera| subordo = Glossata| infraordo = Heteroneura| zoodivisio = Ditrysia| superfamilia = Gelechioidea...
(or Amphisbatidae).
The genus contains only 2 known species:
- Lypusa maurellaLypusa maurellaLypusa maurella is a moth of the Lypusidae family. It is found in most of Europe.The wingspan is 7-12 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June....
- Lypusa tokariLypusa tokariLypusa tokari is a moth of the Lypusidae family. It is found in Austria, Hungary, northern Italy, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Albania and in Slovakia. The habitat consists of warm, grassy, dry, sandy habitats mainly in oak tree forests or heath....