Phiditiidae

 Phiditiidae is a family of moths. The family used to be placed as a subfamily (Phiditiinae) in the family Bombycidae.[1]

Phiditiidae
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Superfamily:
Bombycoidea
Family:
Phiditiidae

Minet, 1994
Synonyms
  • Phiditiinae

DiversityEdit

The family consists of 4 genera and about 25 species.

GeneraEdit

  • Phiditia Möschler, 1883
  • Rolepa Walker, 1855
  • Sorocaba Moore, 1882
  • Tepilia Walker, 1855

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 Metasyntactic variable, which is released under the 
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