Ochyrotica is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae and only genus in the Ochyroticinae subfamily. Ochyrotica was described by Lord Walsingham in 1891 and the subfamily Ochyroticinae was described by Lutz Thilo Wasserthal in 1970.[1]

Ochyrotica
Ochyrotica bjoernstadti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Subfamily: Ochyroticinae
Wasserthal, 1970
Genus: Ochyrotica
Walsingham, 1891
Synonyms
  • Steganodactyla Walsingham, 1891

Species edit

As of version 1.1.23.125, the Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World lists the following species for genus Ochyrotica:[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 10 May 2023.