Anthelidae
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| Anthelidae | |
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| Chelepteryx collesi | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Bombycoidea |
| Family: | Anthelidae |
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Anthelidae is a family of Australian lappet moths in the Lepidoptera order. It was previously included in the Lasiocampoidea superfamily, but a recent study resulted in reincluding the family in the superfamily Bombycoidea.
[edit] Diversity
The subfamily Anthelinae consists of 7 genera and about 91 species, while the subfamily Munychryiinae comprises 2 genera and 3 species.
[edit] External links
- Anthelidae
- Anthelidae
- Anthelidae
- Increased gene sampling yields robust support for higher-level clades within Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera)
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