Cathalistis is a genus of moths in the family Eriocottidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1917.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Cathalistis Meyrick, 1917 |
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Species edit
- Cathalistis bispinosa Mey, 2011
- Cathalistis orinephela Meyrick, 1917
- Cathalistis secularis (Meyrick, 1918)
Taxonomy edit
László Anthony Gozmány and Lajos Vári transferred the genus to Psychidae, subfamily Taleporiinae in 1973. Wolfram Mey transferred it to Eriocottidae, subfamily Compsocteninae in 2011.
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cathalistis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 4, 2019.