Cryphioxena
| Cryphioxena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Subfamily: | Elachistinae |
| Genus: | Cryphioxena Meyrick, 1921 |
Cryphioxena is a genus of moths in subfamily Elachistinae that was described in 1921 by Edward Meyrick.[1] Although it is generally considered part of family Elachistidae, subfamily Elachistinae,[2][1] some authors place the genus in family Bucculatricidae instead.[1]
It contains the species Cryphioxena notosema and Cryphioxena haplomorpha.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Savela, Markku. "Cryphioxena". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2023). "Cryphioxena Meyrick, 1922". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera) World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net). Retrieved 3 June 2024.