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Gelechioidea

Index Gelechioidea

Gelechioidea (from the type genus Gelechia, "resting on the ground") is the superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. [1]

46 relations: Aeolanthes, Agonoxeninae, Anatomical terms of location, Antenna (biology), Aranda, Australian Capital Territory, Autostichidae, Basal (phylogenetics), Batrachedridae, Blastobasidae, Cladistics, Coleophoridae, Cosmopterigidae, Depressariidae, Ditrysia, Elachistidae, Epimarptidae, Ethmiinae, Gelechia, Gelechiidae, Genus, Glyphidocerinae, Holcopogoninae, Imago, Lecithoceridae, Lepidoptera, Metachanda, Microlepidoptera, Momphidae, Monophyly, Monotypic taxon, Morphology (biology), Moth, Oecophoridae, Phylogenetic tree, Pterolonchidae, Schistonoea, Scythrididae, Species, Stathmopodidae, Subfamily, Symmocinae, Taxonomic rank, Tree of Life Web Project, Wastebasket taxon, Xylorycta assimilis, Xyloryctidae.

Aeolanthes

Aeolanthes is a genus of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea.

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Agonoxeninae

The Agonoxeninae are a subfamily of moths.

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Anatomical terms of location

Standard anatomical terms of location deal unambiguously with the anatomy of animals, including humans.

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Antenna (biology)

Antennae (singular: antenna), sometimes referred to as "feelers," are paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods.

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Aranda, Australian Capital Territory

Aranda is a suburb in the district of Belconnen, in the Australian capital city of Canberra.

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Autostichidae

Autostichidae is a family of moths in the moth superfamily Gelechioidea.

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Basal (phylogenetics)

In phylogenetics, basal is the direction of the base (or root) of a rooted phylogenetic tree or cladogram.

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Batrachedridae

The Batrachedridae are a small family of moths.

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Blastobasidae

The Blastobasidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea.

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Cladistics

Cladistics (from Greek κλάδος, cládos, i.e., "branch") is an approach to biological classification in which organisms are categorized in groups ("clades") based on the most recent common ancestor.

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Coleophoridae

The Coleophoridae are a family of large moths, belonging to the huge superfamily Gelechioidea.

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Cosmopterigidae

The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects (cosmet moths) in the Lepidoptera order.

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Depressariidae

Depressariidae is a family of moths.

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Ditrysia

The Ditrysia are a natural group or clade of insects in the lepidopteran order containing both butterflies and moths.

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Elachistidae

The Elachistidae (grass-miner moths) are a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea.

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Epimarptidae

Epimarptidae is a family of moths in the moth superfamily Gelechioidea.

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Ethmiinae

The Ethmiinae are a subfamily of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea sometimes included in the Elachistidae or the Oecophoridae, but mostly in the Depressariidae as a subfamily Ethmiinae.

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Gelechia

Gelechia is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae.

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Gelechiidae

The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Glyphidocerinae

Glyphidocerinae is a subfamily of moths in the Autostichidae family.

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Holcopogoninae

The Holcopogoninae are a subfamily of moths.

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Imago

In biology, the imago is the last stage an insect attains during its metamorphosis, its process of growth and development; it also is called the imaginal stage, the stage in which the insect attains maturity.

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Lecithoceridae

The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947.

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Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans).

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Metachanda

Metachanda is the sole genus in tribe Metachandini of moth subfamily Oecophorinae.

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Microlepidoptera

Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly known as the 'smaller moths' (micro, Lepidoptera).

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Momphidae

The Momphidae, or mompha moths, is a family of moths with some 115 described species.

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Monophyly

In cladistics, a monophyletic group, or clade, is a group of organisms that consists of all the descendants of a common ancestor.

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Monotypic taxon

In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.

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Morphology (biology)

Morphology is a branch of biology dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.

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Moth

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera.

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Oecophoridae

Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea.

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Phylogenetic tree

A phylogenetic tree or evolutionary tree is a branching diagram or "tree" showing the evolutionary relationships among various biological species or other entities—their phylogeny—based upon similarities and differences in their physical or genetic characteristics.

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Pterolonchidae

Pterolonchidae is a small family of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea.

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Schistonoea

Schistonoeidae is a monotypic moth family, described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1998, in the superfamily Gelechioidea.

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Scythrididae

Scythrididae (flower moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Stathmopodidae

Stathmopodidae is a family of moths in the moth superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.

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Subfamily

In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: subfamilia, plural subfamiliae) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus.

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Symmocinae

The Symmocinae are a subfamily of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea.

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Taxonomic rank

In biological classification, taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in a taxonomic hierarchy.

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Tree of Life Web Project

The Tree of Life Web Project is an Internet project providing information about the diversity and phylogeny of life on Earth.

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Wastebasket taxon

Wastebasket taxon (also called a wastebin taxon, dustbin taxon or catch-all taxon) is a term used by some taxonomists to refer to a taxon that has the sole purpose of classifying organisms that do not fit anywhere else.

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Xylorycta assimilis

Xylorycta assimilis is a moth of the Xyloryctidae family.

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Xyloryctidae

Xyloryctidae is a family of moths contained within the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1890.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelechioidea

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