Stenoptinea Explained

Stenoptinea is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Meessiinae. It was originally established as a subgenus of Homosetia, but later separated to become a genus in its own right.^[1]

Only three species are placed in Stenoptinea at present:^[2]

• Stenoptinea auriferella (Dietz, 1905)
• Stenoptinea cyaneimarmorella (Millière, 1854) (= S. angustipennis)
• Stenoptinea ornatella (Dietz, 1905)

References

• (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species  - Stenoptinea. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
• [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
• (2003): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms  - Stenoptinea. Version of 2003-DEC-28. Retrieved 2010-MAY-03.

Notes and References

1. Pitkin & Jenkins (2004)
2. Robinson [2010], and see references in Savela (2003)