Xyloryctidae (Meyrick 1890), Flower Moths ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Family

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
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Taxonomy of Family Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	3399 186457 2415487	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	1891 142849 2048615	Families Genera Species
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	322 33641 568299	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	208 32654 567261	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	197 32461 565431	Families Genera Species
Division	Ditrysia Borner, 1925 Butterflies, Moths, Skippers	186 32290 560864	Families Genera Species
Section	Tineina Stainton, 1857	98 10110 121799	Families Genera Species
Subsection	Tineina Stainton, 1857	78 8820 104491	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths	36 3093 42185	Families Genera Species
Family	Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths	127 1846	Genera Species

Subnodes of Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890

Subfamily	Scythridinae Rebel, 1901	7 1056	Genera Species
Subfamily	Xyloryctinae Meyrick, 1890 Xyloryctine Moths	115 788	Genera Species
Genus	Cynicorates Meyrick, 1935	1	Species
Genus	Neopastis Meyrick, 1917	0	Species
Genus	Phloeophora Turner, 1900	0	Species
Genus	Scieroperla	1	Species
Genus	Xyloryctine	0	Species

Synonyms

Scythridae (Womersley, 1933)

Xylorictidae (Meyrick, 1890)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Xyloryctidae

English

Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths

Distribution and Species lists of Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890

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Afghanistan
1 Genus  15 SpeciesAlbania
2 Genera  34 SpeciesAlgeria
1 Genus  9 SpeciesAndorra
3 Genera  12 SpeciesAngola
3 Genera  5 SpeciesAntigua and Barbuda
1 Genus  7 SpeciesArgentina
2 Genera  2 SpeciesAustralia
56 Genera  311 SpeciesAustria
1 Genus  45 SpeciesAzerbaijan
1 Genus  2 SpeciesBahamas
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBangladesh
2 Genera  3 SpeciesBelarus
1 Genus  20 SpeciesBelgium
1 Genus  22 SpeciesBolivia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
1 Genus  21 SpeciesBotswana
2 Genera  5 SpeciesBrazil
2 Genera  4 SpeciesBulgaria
1 Genus  36 SpeciesCameroon
2 Genera  3 SpeciesCanada
11 Genera  24 SpeciesCape Verde
1 Genus  2 SpeciesChile
0 Genera  0 SpeciesChina
4 Genera  10 SpeciesColombia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCosta Rica
2 Genera  2 SpeciesCroatia
1 Genus  17 SpeciesCuba
2 Genera  2 SpeciesCyprus
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCzech Republic
1 Genus  33 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
7 Genera  8 SpeciesDenmark
2 Genera  13 SpeciesEast Timor
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEcuador
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEgypt
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEl Salvador
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEstonia
1 Genus  16 SpeciesEthiopia
1 Genus  6 SpeciesFiji
2 Genera  3 SpeciesFinland
1 Genus  12 SpeciesFrance
3 Genera  89 SpeciesGambia
1 Genus  5 SpeciesGermany
1 Genus  42 SpeciesGhana
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGreece
2 Genera  52 SpeciesGuatemala
1 Genus  1 SpeciesHungary
1 Genus  30 SpeciesIceland
2 Genera  6 SpeciesIndia
10 Genera  17 SpeciesIndonesia
6 Genera  5 SpeciesIran
1 Genus  12 SpeciesIreland
1 Genus  8 SpeciesIsrael
1 Genus  2 SpeciesItaly
6 Genera  78 SpeciesJapan
3 Genera  10 SpeciesKenya
2 Genera  59 SpeciesLatvia
1 Genus  12 SpeciesLibya
1 Genus  2 SpeciesLithuania
1 Genus  9 SpeciesLuxembourg
1 Genus  2 SpeciesMadagascar
12 Genera  35 SpeciesMalawi
3 Genera  9 SpeciesMalaysia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMaldives
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMali
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMalta
1 Genus  3 SpeciesMexico
2 Genera  6 SpeciesMicronesia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMoldova
1 Genus  21 SpeciesMongolia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMorocco
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMozambique
2 Genera  6 SpeciesMyanmar
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNamibia
3 Genera  69 SpeciesNauru
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNetherlands
2 Genera  19 SpeciesNew Zealand
5 Genera  10 SpeciesNigeria
2 Genera  3 SpeciesNorway
1 Genus  11 SpeciesOman
1 Genus  11 SpeciesPakistan
1 Genus  3 SpeciesPalestine
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPanama
2 Genera  2 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
4 Genera  2 SpeciesParaguay
1 Genus  3 SpeciesPeru
1 Genus  3 SpeciesPhilippines
3 Genera  7 SpeciesPoland
1 Genus  23 SpeciesPortugal
2 Genera  4 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
10 Genera  133 SpeciesRomania
1 Genus  31 SpeciesRussia
2 Genera  103 SpeciesRwanda
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSan Marino
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
1 Genus  3 SpeciesSenegal
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSeychelles
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSlovakia
1 Genus  29 SpeciesSlovenia
1 Genus  20 SpeciesSolomon Islands
1 Genus  0 SpeciesSouth Korea
2 Genera  4 SpeciesSouth Sudan
1 Genus  6 SpeciesSpain
1 Genus  11 SpeciesSri Lanka
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSudan
3 Genera  15 SpeciesSweden
6 Genera  29 SpeciesSwitzerland
1 Genus  29 SpeciesTaiwan
3 Genera  4 SpeciesTanzania
2 Genera  17 SpeciesTurkey
1 Genus  45 SpeciesUganda
1 Genus  6 SpeciesUkraine
1 Genus  30 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
1 Genus  10 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
10 Genera  32 SpeciesUruguay
1 Genus  1 SpeciesUSA
13 Genera  70 SpeciesYemen
1 Genus  61 SpeciesZambia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesZimbabwe
4 Genera  30 Species

Distribution on islands

Anholt
1 Genus  4 SpeciesBruny Island
1 Genus  0 SpeciesBrønnøya
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslands of Chile
4 Genera  4 SpeciesMacaronesia
1 Genus  15 SpeciesNorthern Isles
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPuhtu
1 Genus  1 SpeciesShetland Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesWellington
4 Genera  4 Species

Ecozone

Highlands

Links, sources and further information

Xyloryctidae at gbif.org
Xyloryctidae at irmng.org
Xyloryctidae at itis.gov