Scythrididae is a family

Family (biology)

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 of small moth

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 in the superfamily

Taxonomic rank

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 Gelechioidea

Gelechioidea

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. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the Xyloryctidae themselves have sometimes been included in the Oecophoridae

Oecophoridae

Oecophoridae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this....

 as subfamily. Scythrididae adults

Imago

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 are smallish to mid-sized moths, which when at rest appear teardrop

Teardrop

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-shaped.

Selected genera

Genera

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 of Scythrididae (with some notable species also listed) include:

• Apostibes Walsingham, 1907
• Areniscythris Powell, 1976
• Bactrianoscythris
  Bactrianoscythris
  Bactrianoscythris is a genus of gelechioid moths, which is mostly placed in the flower moth family, which is sometimes included as a subfamily in the Xyloryctidae, or together with these merged into the Oecophoridae.-Species:...
  
  Passerin d'Entrèves & Roggero, 2009
• Catascythris
• Enolmis Duponchel, 1845
• Episcythris Amsel, 1939
• Eretmocera Zeller, 1852
• Erigethes Walsingham, 1907
• Mapsidius
  Mapsidius
  Mapsidius is a genus of gelechioid moths, which is mostly placed in the flower moth family, which is sometimes included as a subfamily in the Xyloryctidae, or together with these merged into the Oecophoridae. The genus is known only from the Hawaiian Islands.The caterpillars of these moths feed...
  
  Walsingham, 1907
• Falkovitshella Passerin d'Entrèves & Roggero, 2007
• Necrothalassia Amsel, 1935
• Parascythris Hanneman, 1960
• Scythris
  Scythris
  Scythris is a genus of gelechioid moths. It is the type genus of the flower moth family, which is sometimes included as a subfamily in the Xyloryctidae, or together with these merged into the Oecophoridae....
  
  Hübner, [1825]
  • Scythris limbella
    Scythris limbella
    Scythris limbella is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It is found in most of Europe , east into Russia.The wingspan is about 15 mm...
    
    
  • Scythris scopolella
    Scythris scopolella
    Scythris scopolella is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula, north to Belgium, east to Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Italy. It is also found in Bulgaria and on Crete....