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Stenoptinea

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.

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Stenoptinea
Stenoptinea cyaneimarmorella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Subfamily: Meessiinae
Genus: Stenoptinea
Dietz, 1905
Type species
Homosetia ornatella
Dietz, 1905
Synonyms

Celestica Meyrick, 19171

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.2

Only three species are placed in Stenoptinea at present:3

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

Footnotes

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

References

Data related to Stenoptinea at Wikispecies