Encolapta

Encolapta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Anacampsinae
Genus: Encolapta
Meyrick, 1913
Type species
Encolapta metorcha
Meyrick, 1913
Synonyms
  • Chelophoba Meyrick, 1935
  • Homoshelas Meyrick, 1935

Encolapta is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.

Species

The following 22 species are recognized by the Catalogue of World Gelechiidae:

Other sources lists fewer (4 to 7) species.

References

  1. โ†‘ Meyrick, E. (1913). "Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. XVI". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22: 160โ€“182 [167].
  2. 1 2 3 Hobern, D. & Sattler, K. (21 April 2026). "Encolapta Meyrick, 1913". Catalogue of World Gelechiidae 1.1.26.101. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Encolapta Meyrick, 1913". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.26.041. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Encolapta Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 25 April 2026.