Choreutidae, or metalmark moths, are a family of insects in the lepidopteranorder whose relationships have been long disputed. It was placed previously in the superfamilyYponomeutoidea in family Glyphipterigidae and in superfamily Sesioidea. It is now considered to represent its own superfamily (Minet, 1986). The relationship of the family to the other lineages in the group "Apoditrysia" need a new assessment, especially with new molecular data.
The moths occur worldwide, with 19 genera in three subfamilies defined by the structural characteristics of the immature stages (larvae and pupae), rather than the characters of the adults (Heppner and Duckworth, 1981; Rota, 2005).
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These small moths often bear metallic scales[1] and are mostly day-flying (some also come to lights), with a jerky, pivoting behaviour, and may fluff up their wings at an extreme angle. Some tropical exemplars such as the genus Saptha are quite spectacular, with bright green metallic bands.[2] The members of the genus Brenthia, usually placed in their own subfamily Brenthiinae, have eyespots on the wings and have been shown to mimic jumping spiders (Rota and Wagner, 2006).
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Choreutidae or metalmark moths are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order whose relationships have been long disputed It was placed previously in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea in family Glyphipterigidae and in superfamily Sesioidea It is now considered to represent its own superfamily Minet 1986 The relationship of the family to the other lineages in the group Apoditrysia need a new assessment especially with new molecular data ChoreutidaeNettle tap mothScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraInfraorder HeteroneuraClade EulepidopteraClade DitrysiaClade ApoditrysiaSuperfamily ChoreutoideaStainton 1858Family ChoreutidaeStainton 1858Subfamilies and generaBrenthiinae Brenthia Clemens 1860 Microaethia Chambers 1878 Litobrenthia Diakonoff 1978Choreutinae Alasea Rota 2008 Anthophila Haworth 1811 Asterivora Dugdale 1979 Caloreas Heppner 1977 Choreutis Hubner 1825 Choreutidia Sauber 1902 Hemerophila Fernald 1900 Allononyma Busck 1904 Macropia Costa 1836 Hemerophila Hubner 1817 Melanoxena Dognin 1910 Niveas Rota 2013 Ornarantia Rota amp Wahlberg 2012 Peotyle Diakonoff 1978 Prochoreutis Heppner 1981 Rhobonda Walker 1863 Saptha Walker 1864 Badera Walker 1866 Chordates Snellen 1877 Tebenna Billberg 1820 Porpe Hubner 1825 Trichocirca Meyrick 1920 Telosphrantis Meyrick 1932 Tortyra Walker 1863 Choregia Zeller 1877 Walsinghamia Riley 1889 Zodia Heppner 1879Diversity402 species Contents 1 Distribution 2 Behaviour 3 Larval hostplants 4 Notes 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksDistribution editThe moths occur worldwide with 19 genera in three subfamilies defined by the structural characteristics of the immature stages larvae and pupae rather than the characters of the adults Heppner and Duckworth 1981 Rota 2005 Behaviour editThese small moths often bear metallic scales 1 and are mostly day flying some also come to lights with a jerky pivoting behaviour and may fluff up their wings at an extreme angle Some tropical exemplars such as the genus Saptha are quite spectacular with bright green metallic bands 2 The members of the genus Brenthia usually placed in their own subfamily Brenthiinae have eyespots on the wings and have been shown to mimic jumping spiders Rota and Wagner 2006 Larval hostplants editMost species skeletonize leaves often among silken webbing 3 The foodplants of many Choreutinae occurring in the temperate region and some tropical species are known 4 being dominated by Asteraceae Betulaceae Boraginaceae Dipterocarpaceae Fabaceae Labiatae Moraceae mainly Ficus Rosaceae Sapindaceae and Urticaceae The European nettle tap moth Anthophila fabriciana Linnaeus 1767 nb 1 is a familiar sight pirouetting around stinging nettles Urtica and nearby flowers while Choreutis pariana 5 skeletonizes apple leaves The last genus has 85 species worldwide one of which C tigroides is a pest of jackfruit Artocarpus Dugdale et al 1999 Notes edit illustrated hereReferences edit choreutid genera The University of Connecticut Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Archived from the original on 18 February 2007 Retrieved 13 March 2023 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Australian Moths Online Saptha libanota 1 Australian Moths Online 15 September 2007 Archived from the original on 15 September 2007 Retrieved 13 March 2023 Prochoreutis myllerana UKMoths HOSTS a Database of the World s Lepidopteran Hostplants Natural History Museum Archived from the original on 31 May 2012 Apple Leaf Skeletonizer Choreutis pariana UKMoths Archived from the original on 27 July 2012 Sources editO Toole Christopher ed 2002 Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders ISBN 1 55297 612 2 Dugdale J S Kristensen N P Robinson G S and Scoble M J 1999 1998 The smaller microlepidoptera grade superfamilies Ch 13 pp 217 232 in Kristensen N P Ed Lepidoptera Moths and Butterflies Volume 1 Evolution Systematics and Biogeography Handbuch der Zoologie Eine Naturgeschichte der Stamme des Tierreiches Handbook of Zoology A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom Band Volume IV Arthropoda Insecta Teilband Part 35 491 pp Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York Heppner J B Duckworth W D 1981 Classification of the superfamily Sesioidea Lepidoptera Ditrysia Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 314 314 1 144 doi 10 5479 si 00810282 314 Minet J 1986 Ebauche d une classification moderne de l ordre des Lepidopteres Alexanor in French 14 7 291 313 Rota J 2005 Larval and Pupal Descriptions of the Neotropical Choreutid Genera Rhobonda Walker and Zodia Heppner Lepidoptera Choreutidae Annals of the Entomological Society of America 98 1 published 1 January 2005 37 47 doi 10 1603 0013 8746 2005 098 0037 LAPDOT 2 0 CO 2 S2CID 86311824 Rota J Wagner D L 2006 Predator Mimicry Metalmark Moths Mimic Their Jumping Spider Predators PLOS ONE 1 1 published 20 December 2006 e45 Bibcode 2006PLoSO 1 45R doi 10 1371 journal pone 0000045 PMC 1762363 PMID 17183674 External links 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