Coleothrix Explained

Coleothrix is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by Ragonot in 1888.

Taxonomy

Coleothrix has been listed as a synonym of Addyme by Walley in 1970, but considered as a valid name by Roesler & Küppers in 1979.^[1]

Species

• Coleothrix crassitibiella Ragonot, 1888
• Coleothrix longicosta Du, Song and Wu, 2007
• Coleothrix obscuriella (Inoue, 1959)
• Coleothrix swinhoeella (Ragonot, 1893)

Notes and References

1. A Review on Addyme-Calguia-Coleothrix Genera Complex (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae), with One New Species from China . Bioone.org . 133 . 143 . 10.3157/0002-8320(2007)133[143:AROAGC]2.0.CO;2 . 0002-8320 . 2011-10-07. Du . Yanli . Song . Shimei . Wu . Chunsheng . Transactions of the American Entomological Society .