Doidae
Family of moths
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Doidae is a small family of Lepidoptera with an exclusively New World distribution, with species occurring in Central America, the south-western United States, and northern South America.
| Doidae | |
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| Doa raspa | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Drepanoidea |
| Family: | Doidae Donahue & Brown, 1987 |
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Taxonomical placement
Doidae was elevated to family rank by Julian P. Donahue and John W. Brown in 1987.[1] They have a complex taxonomical history, and have previously been placed in Geometridae, Arctiidae, Lymantriidae and Dioptidae among several other families.[2][3] As a family, Doidae was formerly included in superfamily Noctuoidea, but was transferred to the Drepanoidea in 2011 by van Nieukerken et al.[1]
Genera and species
As of May 2024[update], the Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists seven species in two genera for Doidae:[4]
- Genus Leuculodes Dyar, 1903
- Leuculodes lacteolaria Hulst, 1896
- Leuculodes lephassa Druce, 1897
