Levipalpus

Genus of moths

Levipalpus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Subfamily: Depressariinae
Genus: Levipalpus
Hannemann, 1953
Type species
Depressaria hepatariella
Lienig & Zeller, 1846

Levipalpus is a moth genus of the superfamily Gelechioidea. It is placed in the family Depressariidae, which is often – particularly in older treatments – considered a subfamily of the Oecophoridae or included in the Elachistidae.[1]

Species

  • Levipalpus hepatariella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)

Footnotes

  1. ^ Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), FE (2009), and see references in Savela (2003)

References

  • Fauna Europaea (FE) (2009): Levipalpus. Version 2.1, 2009-DEC-22. Retrieved 2012-JAN-27.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Levipalpus. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2012-JAN-27.
  • Savela, Markku (2010): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Levipalpus. Version of 2010-FEB-02. Retrieved 2012-JAN-27.
Taxon identifiers
Levipalpus