Cryphioxena
| Cryphioxena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Subfamily: | Elachistinae |
| Genus: | Cryphioxena Meyrick, 1921 |
Cryphioxena is a genus of moths in subfamily Elachistinae that was described in 1921 by Edward Meyrick. Although it is generally considered part of family Elachistidae, subfamily Elachistinae, some authors place the genus in family Bucculatricidae instead.
It contains the species Cryphioxena notosema and Cryphioxena haplomorpha.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Savela, Markku. "Cryphioxena". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2023). "Cryphioxena Meyrick, 1922". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera) World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net). Retrieved 3 June 2024.