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Endromidae

Endromidae is a family of moths consisting of 16 genera with 72 species. This relictual family is related to the families Carthaeidae, Anthelidae, and Phiditiidae as part of the bombycine group "CAPOPEM".

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Endromidae
Endromis versicolora
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Bombycoidea
Family: Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828

Endromidae is a family of moths consisting of 16 genera with 72 species.1 This relictual family is related to the families Carthaeidae, Anthelidae, and Phiditiidae as part of the bombycine group "CAPOPEM".2

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the family Endromidae:3

  • Subfamily Endrominae
  • Subfamily Mirininae
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References

  1. Kitching, Ian; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zwick, Andreas; Hamilton, Chris; Laurent, Ryan St; Naumann, Stefan; Mejia, Liliana Ballesteros; Kawahara, Akito (2018-02-12). "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 6 (6) e22236. doi:10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236. hdl:10141/622329. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 5904559. PMID 29674935.
  2. Regier, Jerome C.; Cook, Christopher P.; Mitter, Charles; Hussey, April (2008-01-14). "A phylogenetic study of the 'bombycoid complex' (Lepidoptera) using five protein-coding nuclear genes, with comments on the problem of macrolepidopteran phylogeny". Systematic Entomology. 33 (1): 175–189. Bibcode:2008SysEn..33..175R. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2007.00409.x. ISSN 0307-6970.
  3. Deng, Min; Zwick, Andreas; Chen, Qi; Liao, Cheng-Qing; Wang, Wei; Wang, Xing; Huang, Guo-Hua (2023-04-20). "Phylogeny and classification of Endromidae (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) based on mitochondrial genomes". Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 81: 395–408. doi:10.3897/asp.81.e90721. ISSN 1864-8312.
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