Terthroptera | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Yponomeutidae |
Subfamily: | Yponomeutinae |
Genus: |
Terthroptera J.F.G.Clarke, 1971 |
Species | |
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Terthroptera is a genus of ermine moths ( family Yponomeutidae). They belong to the large subfamily Yponomeutinae.
This genus includes a mere two known species from southern Polynesia. They are small moths with wingspans less than 2 cm (1 inch), and are characterized by their 8-veined hindwings, with veins 3 and 4 separate and veins 5 and 6 unstalked. [1]
The species are: [1]
Terthroptera | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Yponomeutidae |
Subfamily: | Yponomeutinae |
Genus: |
Terthroptera J.F.G.Clarke, 1971 |
Species | |
See text |
Terthroptera is a genus of ermine moths ( family Yponomeutidae). They belong to the large subfamily Yponomeutinae.
This genus includes a mere two known species from southern Polynesia. They are small moths with wingspans less than 2 cm (1 inch), and are characterized by their 8-veined hindwings, with veins 3 and 4 separate and veins 5 and 6 unstalked. [1]
The species are: [1]