Depressariidae is a family of moths. It was formerly treated as a subfamily of Gelechiidae, but is now recognised as a separate family, comprising about 2,300 species worldwide.[1]
| Depressariidae | |
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| Agonopterix senicionella | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Gelechioidea |
| Family: | Depressariidae Meyrick, 1883 |
Subfamilies
editDepressariidae consists of ten subfamilies:[1]
- Acriinae
- Aeolanthinae
- Cryptolechiinae
- Depressariinae
- Ethmiinae
- Hypercalliinae
- Hypertrophinae
- Oditinae
- Peleopodinae
- Stenomatinae
A number of genera, including Carcina, Gonionota, Machimia, Himmacia (sensu stricto), and Psilocorsis, are not placed in a subfamily.[1]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Depressariidae.
- ^ a b c Heikkilä, Maria; Mutanen, Marko; Kekkonen, Mari; Kaila, Lauri (2014). "Morphology reinforces proposed molecular phylogenetic affinities: A revised classification for Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera)". Cladistics. 30 (6): 563–589. doi:10.1111/cla.12064. PMID 34794251. S2CID 84696495.
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