Immoidea is a superfamily of pantropical moths containing only the family Immidae comprising ten genera with around 250 species, over half of them in the genus Imma. Many are brightly coloured and diurnal. The position of this group is currently uncertain within the group Obtectomera [1]. The larvae feed on the leaves of dicotyledons and conifers including Podocarpus (Dugdale et al. 1999).
immidae, immoidea, superfamily, pantropical, moths, containing, only, family, comprising, genera, with, around, species, over, half, them, genus, imma, many, brightly, coloured, diurnal, position, this, group, currently, uncertain, within, group, obtectomera, . Immoidea is a superfamily of pantropical moths containing only the family Immidae comprising ten genera with around 250 species over half of them in the genus Imma Many are brightly coloured and diurnal The position of this group is currently uncertain within the group Obtectomera 1 The larvae feed on the leaves of dicotyledons and conifers including Podocarpus Dugdale et al 1999 Immidae Alampla arcifraga Meyrick 1914 from Taiwan Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Infraorder Heteroneura Clade Eulepidoptera Clade Ditrysia Clade Apoditrysia Superfamily ImmoideaCommon 1979 Family ImmidaeCommon 1979 Genera Alampla Birthana Bryonympha Bursadella Imma Loxotrochis Moca Ptochaula Scaptesylomima SthenistisReferences editDugdale John S Kristensen Niels P Robinson Gaden S Scoble Malcolm J 1998 12 31 Kukenthal Willy ed 13 The Smaller Microlepidoptera Grade Superfamilies DE GRUYTER pp 217 232 doi 10 1515 9783110804744 217 ISBN 978 3 11 015704 8 Sources editFirefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders edited by Christopher O Toole ISBN 1 55297 612 2 2002External links editTree of Life Australian Moths Online nbsp This article about a taxon in the moth family Immidae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Immidae amp oldid 1217378708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
