Metachanda
Sole genus of moth tribe Metachandini (Gelechioidea, Oecophoridae, Oecophorinae)
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Metachanda is the sole genus in tribe Metachandini of moth subfamily Oecophorinae.[1][2] Metachandini was originally described as family Metachandidae by Edward Meyrick in 1911,[1] and at the time also contained the genus Chanystis,[3] which is currently unplaced to tribe within Oecophorinae.[4] It has also previously been described as tribe Metachandini of subfamily Gelechiinae.[5]
| Metachanda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Oecophorinae |
| Tribe: | Metachandini |
| Genus: | Metachanda Meyrick, 1911 |
| Type species | |
| Metachanda thaleropis Meyrick, 1911 | |
Its type species is Metachanda thaleropis.[6]
Species
- Metachanda aldabrella
- Metachanda anomalella
- Metachanda argentinigrella
- Metachanda astrapias
- Metachanda autocentra
- Metachanda baryscias
- Metachanda benoistella
- Metachanda borbonicella
- Metachanda brachychlaena
- Metachanda brunneopunctella
- Metachanda cafrerella
- Metachanda citrodesma
- Metachanda classica
- Metachanda coetivyella
- Metachanda columnata
- Metachanda cophaea
- Metachanda crocozona
- Metachanda crypsitricha
- Metachanda declinata
- Metachanda drypsolitha
- Metachanda eophaea
- Metachanda eucyrtella
- Metachanda fimbriata
- Metachanda fortunata
- Metachanda fulgidella
- Metachanda fumata
- Metachanda gerberella
- Metachanda glaciata
- Metachanda gymnosopha
- Metachanda hamonella
- Metachanda heterobela
- Metachanda holombra
- Metachanda hugotella
- Metachanda hydraula
- Metachanda larochroa
- Metachanda louvelella
- Metachanda malevola
- Metachanda miltospila
- Metachanda mormodes
- Metachanda nigromaculella
- Metachanda noctivaga
- Metachanda oncera
- Metachanda oxyacma
- Metachanda oxyphrontis
- Metachanda phalarodora
- Metachanda plumbaginella
- Metachanda prodelta
- Metachanda ptilodoxa
- Metachanda reunionella
- Metachanda rungsella
- Metachanda rutenbergella
- Metachanda sublevata
- Metachanda taphrospila
- Metachanda thaleropis Meyrick, 1911
- Metachanda trimetropa
- Metachanda trisemanta
- Metachanda trixantha
