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Ctenomeristis 
Ctenomeristis almella imago Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pyralidae Subfamily: Phycitinae Tribe: Phycitini Genus: Ctenomeristis
Meyrick, 1929Type species Ceroprepes almella
Meyrick, 1879Ctenomeristis is a genus of small moths belonging to the snout moth family (Pyralidae). They are part of the tribe Phycitini within the huge snout moth subfamily Phycitinae.
Moths of this genus can usually be distinguished from related moths by their forewing veins. They have 11 veins, with vein 7 missing altogether and veins 4 and 5 as well as 8, 9 and 10 being connected proximally.[1]
Species of Ctenomeristis include:[2]
- Ctenomeristis almella
- Ctenomeristis ochrodepta Meyrick, 1929
- Ctenomeristis subfuscella (Hampson, 1901)
Footnotes
References
- Clarke, John Frederick Gates (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 416: 1-485. PDF fulltext (214 MB!)
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Ctenomeristis. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-MAY-29.
- Savela, Markku (2009): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Ctenomeristis. Version of 2009-APR-09. Retrieved 2011-MAY-29.
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