Callidulidae
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| Image:Unid moth.jpg A Callidulid moth Tetragonus sp. laying eggs on a fern.
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Callidulidae is a family of insects in the Lepidoptera order. Some species in the family are day flying moths, some appearing butterfly-like in their wing positions at rest.
Ferns are the exclusive larval host plants for this family.
[edit] Subfamilies
- Callidulinae
Genera include
- Tetragonus
- Comella
- Pterodecta
- Callidula
- Cleis
- Griveaudiinae
Genera include
- Griveaudia
- Pterothysaninae
- Helicomitra
- Pterothysanus
[edit] References
- Minet, J. 1999. The Axioidea and Calliduloidea. Pages 257-261 in: Lepidoptera: Moths and Butterflies. 1. Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology Vol. IV, Part 35. N. P. Kristensen, ed. De Gruyter, Berlin and New York.
- Maddison, David R. 2003. Callidulidae. [1] in The Tree of Life Web Project, [2] Accessed October 2006
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