Endromidae

 Endromidae is a family of moths. It was long considered to be a monotypic family, containing just one species, the Kentish glory, Endromis versicolora, found throughout the Palaearctic region [1]. The family now consists of several genera and about 30 species, all former members of the family Bombycidae.

Endromidae
Endromis versicolora MHNT.CUT.2011.0.446. Male.Allier (Hautes-Pyrénées) Dos.jpg
Endromis versicolora
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Bombycoidea
Family:Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Synonyms
  • Mirinidae Kozlov, 1985
  • Oberthueriinae Kuznetzov & Stekolnikov, 1985
  • Prismostictinae Forbes, 1955
Endromis versicolora.jpg

GeneraEdit

  • Andraca Walker, 1865
  • Dalailama Staudinger, 1896
  • Endromis Ochsenheimer, 1810
  • Falcogona Zolotuhin, 2007
  • Mirina Staudinger, 1892
  • Mustilia Walker, 1865
  • Mustilizans J.K. Yang, 1995
  • Oberthueria Kirby, 1892
  • Prismosticta Butler, 1880
  • Prismostictoides Zolotuhin & T.T. Du, 2011
  • Pseudandraca Miyata, 1970
  • Sesquiluna Forbes, 1955

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 Metasyntactic variable, which is released under the 
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