Telephila
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Telephila is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae
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It is considered as subgenus
of Acompsia
by some authors.
Gelechiidae
Gelechiidae is a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the Gelechiidae's relationships with and delimitation against their relatives have been subject to considerable...
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It is considered as subgenus
Subgenus
In biology, a subgenus is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.In zoology, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the generic name and the specific epithet: e.g. the Tiger Cowry of the Indo-Pacific, Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, which...
of Acompsia
Acompsia
Acompsia is a genus of the twirler moth family . Though it has once been assigned to the proposed subfamily "Anacampsinae" , it is generally placed in the Dichomeridinae...
by some authors.