Metachanda | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Subfamily: | Oecophorinae |
Tribe: | Metachandini |
Genus: |
Metachanda Meyrick, 1911 |
Type species | |
Metachanda thaleropis Meyrick, 1911
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Metachanda is the sole genus in tribe Metachandini of moth subfamily Oecophorinae. [1] [2] Metachandini was originally described as family Metachandidae by Edward Meyrick in 1911, [1] and at the time also contained the genus Chanystis, [3] which is currently unplaced to tribe within Oecophorinae. [4] It has also previously been described as tribe Metachandini of subfamily Gelechiinae. [5]
Its type species is Metachanda thaleropis. [6]
Metachanda | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Subfamily: | Oecophorinae |
Tribe: | Metachandini |
Genus: |
Metachanda Meyrick, 1911 |
Type species | |
Metachanda thaleropis Meyrick, 1911
|
Metachanda is the sole genus in tribe Metachandini of moth subfamily Oecophorinae. [1] [2] Metachandini was originally described as family Metachandidae by Edward Meyrick in 1911, [1] and at the time also contained the genus Chanystis, [3] which is currently unplaced to tribe within Oecophorinae. [4] It has also previously been described as tribe Metachandini of subfamily Gelechiinae. [5]
Its type species is Metachanda thaleropis. [6]