Brachodidae

 Brachodidae is a family of day-flying moths, commonly known as little bear moths, which contains about 135 species distributed around much of the world (Edwards et al. 1999). The relationships and status of the presently included genera are not well understood.

Brachodidae
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Brachodes appendiculata
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Cossoidea
Family:Brachodidae
Agenjo, 1966
Genera

See text

Synonyms
  • Atychiidae
  • Bradyptesidae

GeneraEdit

  • Subfamily Brachodinae Agenjo, 1966
    • Atractoceros Meyrick, 1936
    • Brachodes
    • Euthorybeta
    • Miscera
    • Saccocera Kallies, 2013
    • Synechodes
  • Subfamily Phycodinae Rebel, 1907
    • Nigilgia
    • Paranigilgia Kallies, 1998
    • Phycodes (syn: Tegna)
    • Phycodopteryx Kallies, 2004
  • Unknown
    • Hoplophractis
    • Sagalassa
    • Sisyroctenis

Formerly placed hereEdit

  • Pseudocossus

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