Schreckensteiniidae
| Schreckensteiniidae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Schreckensteinia festaliella | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
| Clade: | Eulepidoptera |
| Clade: | Ditrysia |
| Clade: | Apoditrysia |
| Superfamily: | Schreckensteinioidea , 1929
T. B. Fletcher |
| Family: | Schreckensteiniidae T. B. Fletcher, 1929 |
| Genera | |
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| Diversity | |
| Twelve species | |
Schreckensteinioidea is a
biological control to Hawaii
, whilst three species of Corsocasis occur in South East Asia (Dugdale et al., 1999).
References
- Dugdale, J. S., Kristensen, N. P., Robinson, G. S. and Scoble, M. J. (1999). The smaller microlepidoptera grade superfamilies, Ch.13., pp. 217–232 in Kristensen, N.P. (Ed.). Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Teilband / Part 35: 491 pp. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York.
- Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders, edited by Christopher O'Toole, ISBN 1-55297-612-2, 2002
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Schreckensteiniidae.
- Swedish Moths
- UKMoths
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Superfamily: Schreckensteinioidea". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.