Lacturidae
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Gymnogramma hutchinsoni | |
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Family: | Lacturidae Heppner, 1995
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The Lacturidae comprise a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea. Brightly coloured tropical moths, the Lacturidae have been previously placed in the Plutellidae, Yponomeutidae, and Hyponomeutidae.
Selected genera
External links
- ala.org.au Images of Australian Lacturidae
References
- Heppner, J.B., 1995: Lacturidae, new family (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 6 (2): 146-148. Full article: [1].
- Pitkin, B. & P. Jenkins. Butterflies and Moths of the World: Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museum.[2]
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