| Chrysopeleiinae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysopeleiinae Mosher, 1916 |
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The Chrysopeleiinae are a subfamily of the Cosmopterigidae, although some authors treat it as a full family, the Chrysopeleiidae.[1]
Distribution
The subfamily is distributed mostly in Central Asia, southern Asia, Africa and in America. In the Palearctic realm, over 50 species are found, with 16 species in six genera found in Europe.
Genera
- Afeda (Nearctic)
- Ascalenia (Palearctic, African, Australia)
- Bifascia
- Bifascioides
- Calanesia (from Tunisia)
- Calycobathra (northern Africa, Near & Middle East)
- Chrysopeleia (Nearctic)
- Gisilia (Palearctic & African)
- Ithome (Nearctic & Neotropical)
- Nepotula (Nearctic)
- Obithome (Nearctic)
- Perimede (Nearctic & Neotropical)
- Periploca (Nearctic & Palearctic)
- Pristen (Nearctic)
- Siskiwitia (Nearctic)
- Sorhagenia (Palearctic & Nearctic)
- Stilbosis (most species but 2 from the Americas)
- Walshia (Nearctic & Neotropical)
Placement uncertain
The following genera are alternatively placed in the subfamily Cosmopteriginae:
- Leptozestis
- Orthromicta
- Synploca (Nearctic)
- Trachydora
Formerly placed here
- Eumenodora (India/Australia)
References
Wikispecies has information related to Chrysopeleiinae.
- ^ Niels P. Kristensen: Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies. In: Maximilian Fischer (Hrsg.): Handbook of Zoology. 1. Auflage. Band 4 – Arthropoda: Insecta, Teilband 35, de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1998, ISBN 3-11-015704-7.
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