Luquetia
Genus of moths
| Luquetia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Luquetia lobella | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Subfamily: | Depressariinae |
| Genus: | Luquetia Leraut, 1991 |
Luquetia is a moth genus of the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Patrice J.A. Leraut in 1991. It is mostly 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
- Luquetia lobella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Luquetia orientella (Rebel 1893)
Footnotes
- ^ Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), FE (2009), and see references in Savela (2003)
References
- Fauna Europaea (FE) (2009): Luquetia. Version 2.1, 2009-DEC-22. Retrieved 2011-OCT-31.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): butterflies and moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Depressaria. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-APR-24.
- Savela, Markku (2009): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms – Luquetia[permanent dead link]. Version of 2003-DEC-29. Retrieved 2011-OCT-31.
