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Stenoptinea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tineidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Meessiinae

Similar
  
Nemaxera, Niditinea, Haplotinea ditella, Haplotinea insectella, Tinea trinotella

Stenoptinea is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Meessiinae. It was originally established as a subgenus of Homosetia, but later separated to become a genus in its own right.

Only three species are placed in Stenoptinea at present:

  • Stenoptinea auriferella (Dietz, 1905)
  • Stenoptinea cyaneimarmorella (Millière, 1854) (= S. angustipennis)
  • Stenoptinea ornatella (Dietz, 1905)
  • References

    Stenoptinea Wikipedia