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Subfamily of moths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lecithocerinae are a subfamily of small moths in the family Lecithoceridae. They are found worldwide, but most species occur in South Asia. The subfamily is characterized by the male genitalia with a bridge-like structure connecting the tegumen and the valva, and the uncus almost always is vestigial with two lobes at the dorsal base, only exceptionally united into a broad plate, but never as a thorn or spine.
Lecithocerinae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Subfamily: | Lecithocerinae Gozmány, 1978[1] |
Older classifications have treated the family Lecithoceridae as subfamily Lecithocerinae of Gelechiidae.
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