Philonome Explained

Philonome is a genus of moths in the family Tineidae.

Species

• Philonome albivittata Sohn & Davis, 2015
• Philonome clemensella Chambers, 1874
• Philonome cuprescens Walsingham, 1914
• Philonome curvilineata Sohn & Davis, 2015
• Philonome euryarga Meyrick, 1915
• Philonome kawakitai Sohn & Davis, 2015
• Philonome lambdagrapha Sohn & Davis, 2015
• Philonome nigrescens Sohn & Davis, 2015
• Philonome penerivifera Sohn & Davis, 2015
• Philonome rivifera Meyrick, 1915
• Philonome spectata Meyrick, 1920
• Philonome wielgusi Sohn & Davis, 2015

Former species

• Philonome albella (Chambers, 1877)
• Philonome luteella (Chambers, 1875)

Taxonomy

The genus was previously placed in Lyonetiidae or Bucculatricidae.

External links

• Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species