Ethmiinae Explained

The Ethmiinae are a subfamily of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea sometimes included in the Elachistidae or the Oecophoridae, but mostly in the Depressariidae as a subfamily Ethmiinae.^[1]

Genera

Seven genera are presently placed here; numerous others are now considered junior synonyms (mostly of Ethmia):

• Agrioceros
• Betroka
• Erysiptila
• Ethmia
• Macrocirca
• Pseudethmia
• Pyramidobela (sometimes placed in the Oecophoridae (or Oecophorinae, if the Ethmiidae are included in Oecophoridae as subfamily).
• Sphecodora

References

• • See also Gelechioidea Talk page for comparison of some approaches to gelechioid systematics and taxonomy.

Further reading

• "Ethmiinae Busck, 1909" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

Notes and References

1. Wikispecies (2009-JUN-29), and see references in Savela (2003)