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Checklist for Family Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 (Flower Moths)
and region Florida (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7570
18391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7566
18388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
7444
18087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6063
14862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
69
1954
4896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
69
1954
4896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
1950
4892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
689
1789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
631
1664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
139
435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Florida
4 Genera with 8 Species
Arotrura Walsingham, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophasa Lewin, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Phylacteritis Clemens, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 18735SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida
8 Species
Arotrura oxyplecta Meyrick, 1916
Cryptophasa geron Diakonoff, 1954
Phylacteritis dioptrica (Meyrick, 1922)⇒ Platynota idaeusalis Walker, 1859
Scythris albapenella (Chambers, 1875)⇒ Calosima albapenella Chambers, 1875
Scythris basilaris Zeller, 1855
Scythris disparella TENGSTRÖM, 1848
Scythris fuscicomella Clemens, 1860
Scythris trivinctella Zeller, 1873Banded Scythris

Subnodes of Xyloryctidae with occurrences in Florida
SubfamilyScythridinae
Rebel, 1901
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXyloryctinae
Meyrick, 1890
Xyloryctine Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Xyloryctidae at gbif.org
Xyloryctidae at irmng.org
Xyloryctidae at itis.gov