Cryphioxena
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| Cryphioxena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Subfamily: | Elachistinae |
| Genus: | Cryphioxena Meyrick, 1921 |
Cryphioxena is a genus of moths in subfamily Elachistinae that was described in 1921 by Edward Meyrick.[1] Although it is generally considered part of family Elachistidae, subfamily Elachistinae,[2][1] some authors place the genus in family Bucculatricidae instead.[1]
It contains the species Cryphioxena notosema and Cryphioxena haplomorpha.[1]