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Urodidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Glossata
Infraorder: Heteroneura
(unranked) Ditrysia
Superfamily: Urodoidea
Family: Urodidae
Kyrki, 1984
Diversity
over 60 species
Genera
  • Spiladarcha Meyrick, 1913
    • =Anchimacheta Walsingham, 1914
  • Urodus Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
    • =Aperla Walker, 1856
    • =Paratiquadra Walsingham, 1897
    • =Pexicnemidia Möschler, 1890
    • =Trichostibas Zeller, 1863
  • Wockia Heinemann, 1870
    • =Patula Bruand, 1850
    • =Pygmocrates Meyrick, 1932

Urodidae or "false burnet moths" is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order, representing its own superfamily, Urodoidea, with three genera, one of which, Wockia, occurs in Europe. Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described Glossata is the Suborder of the Insect order Lepidoptera that includes all the Superfamilies of moths and butterflies that have a coilable Heteroneura is a natural group (or Clade) in the Insect order Lepidoptera that comprises over 99% of all butterflies and The Ditrysia are a natural group or clade of Insects in the Lepidopteran order containing both butterflies and Moths This is a list of the Diversity of the Lepidoptera showing the estimated number of genera and species described for each superfamily and where available family Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies.

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Taxonomy and systematics

Urodidae were previously included in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea (Kyrki, 1984, 1988) and have also been lumped with Galacticidae (Heppner, 1991, 1997) or with other Sesioidea (Heppner, 1998). Yponomeutoidea is the Superfamily of Ermine Moths and Relatives Familiae Acrolepiidae Bedelliidae Galacticidae is a recently recognised and enigmatic family of Insects in the Lepidopteran order. Sesioidea is the superfamily currently containing clearwing moths ( Sesiidae) castniid moths ( Castniidae) and little bear moths ( Brachodidae) They belong to the lower part of the lepidopteran clade "Apoditrysia"[1] (Dugdale et al. Cladistics is the hierarchical classification of Species based on evolutionary ancestry , 1999) (i. e. not "Obtectomera"[2]), but their closest relatives are as yet unknown and it is hoped that DNA sequencing can help resolve this question[3]. The term DNA sequencing encompasses biochemical methods for determining the order of the Nucleotide bases Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine

Morphology and identification

Urodidae resemble some Zygaenidae: Procridinae at rest [4], These small to medium sized moths measure 11 to 37 mm in wingspan and often have a greyish or mottled forewing background colour. The Zygaenidae are a family of Lepidoptera ( Moths typically day-flying with a slow fluttering flight and with rather clubbed antennae They generally The male adult has a "hairpencil" on the costa of the hindwing. "Tornus" redirects here For the Gastropod Genus, see Tornus (gastropod. In the caterpillar, the placement of the setae and structure of the prolegs is diagnostic, and the pupal segments I-II are fixed. Seta (plural setae) is a biological term derived from the Latin word for " Bristle " "Tornus" redirects here For the Gastropod Genus, see Tornus (gastropod. A pupa ( Latin pupa for doll pl pupae or pupas) is the life stage of some Insects undergoing transformation On the head, there are no ocelli or "chaetosemata" and the proboscis even at the base is unscaled. "Tornus" redirects here For the Gastropod Genus, see Tornus (gastropod. "Tornus" redirects here For the Gastropod Genus, see Tornus (gastropod. In most biological nomenclature a scale ( Greek lepid, Latin squama) is a small rigid plate that grows out of an Animal An "epiphysis" is present on the foreleg (Dugdale et al. "Tornus" redirects here For the Gastropod Genus, see Tornus (gastropod. (1999), and for more details).

Distribution

The genera Urodus and Spiladarcha occur in the Neotropics whilst Wockia asperipunctella occurs in Europe and has recently been found in northern North America (Heppner, 1997; Landry, 1998) and unless this is a recent invasion the species would be a good example of a Holarctic distribution pattern. In Biogeography, Neotropic or Neotropical refers to one of the world's eight terrestrial Ecozones This ecozone includes South and Central America the The Holarctic Ecozone refers to the habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world as a whole

Biology and hostplants

The biology is poorly known, but the larvae can be found on various tree species including some fruit trees. The "Bumelia Webworm Moth" Urodus parvula is recorded on Lauraceae: (avocado=Persea), Fagaceae (Quercus), Sapotaceae (Sideroxylon) and Erythroxylaceae: Erythroxylum. The Lauraceae or Laurel family comprises a group of Flowering plants included in the order Laurales. The avocado ( Persea americana) (from Nahuatl āhuacatl) also known as aguacate ( Spanish) butter pear or Persea is a Genus of about 150 species of Evergreen Trees belonging to the laurel family Lauraceae. The family Fagaceae, or beech family, comprises about 900 species of both Evergreen and Deciduous trees and shrubs which are characterized by alternate The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin Sapotaceae is a family of Flowering plants belonging to order Ericales. "Bully Tree" (and variants thereof redirect here but may include the related Broad-leafed Lacuma ( Pouteria multiflora) The Erythroxylaceae (or coca family) is a family of Flowering plants consisting of 4 genera and at least 250 Species. Erythroxylum (= Erythroxylon) is a Genus of tropical Flowering plants in the family Erythroxylaceae. Urodus parvula has also been reared on Rutaceae (Citrus) and Malvaceae (Hibiscus)[5]. Rutaceae, commonly known as the Rue or Citrus family is a family of Plants usually placed in the order Sapindales. Citrus is a common term and Genus of Flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast regions of Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of Flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2300 species Hibiscus, or rosemallow, is a large genus of about 200&ndash220 species of Flowering plants in the family Malvaceae (the mallow family W. asperipunctella has in North America been reared from aspen Populus tremuloides (Landry, 1998) and also Salix in Europe. Aspens are Trees of the willow family and comprise a section of the Poplar genus Populus sect Willows, sallows and osiers form the Genus Salix, around 400 species of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs found primarily The pupa is contained in an open-mesh cocoon, which can be bright orange in colour, which is sometimes suspended on a very long thread below a leaf. A pupa ( Latin pupa for doll pl pupae or pupas) is the life stage of some Insects undergoing transformation

References

Sources

External links

Provisional list of species (based on Lepindex)

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