Emmelina is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution.
| Emmelina | |
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| Emmelina monodactyla | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Tribe: | Oidaematophorini |
| Genus: | Emmelina Tutt, 1905[1] |
Ecology
editThe species seem to be polyphagous, but representatives of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia are preferred.
Species
editAs of version 1.1.23.125[update], the Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World lists the following species for genus Emmelina:[1]
- Emmelina aethes (Walsingham, 1915)
- Emmelina amseli (Bigot, 1969)
- Emmelina argoteles (Meyrick, 1922)
- Emmelina bigoti Gibeaux, 1990
- Emmelina buscki (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
- Emmelina compactus Gielis, 2016
- Emmelina devriesi (Landry & Gielis, 1992)
- Emmelina doroshkini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
- Emmelina glochinias (Meyrick, 1908)
- Emmelina inna Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
- Emmelina jason (Meyrick, 1930)
- Emmelina lochmaius (Bigot, 1974)
- Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Emmelina paradevriesi Gielis, 2016
- Emmelina reshetnikovi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
- Emmelina suspiciosus (Meyrick, 1921)
- Emmelina vera Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
References
edit- ^ a b Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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