Kingdom Animalia Division Ditrysia Family Cosmopterigidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Superfamily Gelechioidea Subfamily Cosmopteriginae Rank Genus | |
Iressa is a genus of cosmet moths (family Cosmopterigidae). It belongs to subfamily Cosmopteriginae.
They are characterized mainly by their wing venation: in the forewings, vein 1b is not forked and veins 2-4 are separate, while veins 6-8 are not; veins 6 and 7 are stalked and arise from vein 8. In addition, the scape is short and bears a comb.
This genus contains only 3 known species:
References
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