Phyllobrostis Explained

Phyllobrostis is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.

Species

• eremitella-group
  • Phyllobrostis eremitella De Joannis, 1912
  • Phyllobrostis tephroleuca (Meyrick, 1913)
  • Phyllobrostis calcaria Meyrick, 1911
  • Phyllobrostis apathetica (Meyrick, 1921)
• daphneella-group
  • Phyllobrostis daphneella Staudinger, 1859
  • Phyllobrostis jedmella Chretien, 1907
  • Phyllobrostis hartmanni Staudinger, 1867
  • Phyllobrostis fregenella Hartig, 1940
  • Phyllobrostis farsensis Mey, 2006
  • Phyllobrostis nuristanica Mey, 2006
  • Phyllobrostis kandaharensis Mey, 2006

Former species

Phyllobrostis argillosa Meyrick, 1911 was described from a single malefrom Kranspoort near Pretoria. It is misplaced in Lyonetiidae and even in Yponomeutoidea. The species should probably be placed in the superfamily Tineoidea, probably in Tineidae.

External links

• Revision of the genus Phyllobrostis Staudinger, 1859 (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae)