Opogona
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| Opogona omoscopa imago from Aranda, Australian Capital Territory | |
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| Genus: | Opogona Zeller, 1853
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| Opogona dimidiatella Zeller, 1853
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Opogona is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Hieroxestinae. As it includes Opogona omoscopa, the type species of the now-abolished genus Hieroxestis, it is the type genus of its subfamily.
Thes are most common in the tropical parts of the world; for example, from Australia, almost 30 species are known. But two members of this genus – the banana moth (O. sacchari) and to a lesser extent O. omoscopa – have been introduced even to Europe.[1]
Selected species
The numerous species of Opogona include:[2]
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Some species have been removed from the present genus, however. For example, O. panchalcella is now in Wegneria.
Synonyms
Times and again, groups of these moths have been proposed for separation in distinct genera. Here however, the genus is considered to contain the core group of Hieroxestinae and is thus delimited sensu lato. Junior synonyms and other invalid scientific names of Opogona are:[3]
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Footnotes
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Opogona.
- Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) (2010): Australian Faunal Directory – Opogona. Version of 2010-NOV-15. Retrieved 2011-DEC-23.
- Fauna Europaea (FE) (2011): Opogona. Version 2.4, 2011-JAN-27. Retrieved 2011-DEC-23.
- Clarke, John Frederick Gates (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 416: 1-485. PDF fulltext (214 MB!)
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Opogona. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-DEC-23.
- Robinson, Gaden S. [2011]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 2011-DEC-23.
- Savela, Markku (2003): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Opogona. Version of 2003-DEC-28. Retrieved 2011-DEC-23.
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