An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada
Author
Pohl, Greg
Northern Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Edmonton ,, Canada
Author
Anweiler, Gary
University of Alberta Strickland Entomology Museum ,, Canada
Author
Schmidt, Christian
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Canada
Author
Kondla, Norbert
Calgary ,, Canada
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ZooKeys
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2010-03-05
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Autostichidae
– autostichid moths
Small (
10–20 mm
wingspan) moths with moderately broad, rounded wings. Adults resemble oecophorids and those of many species are brightly colored. Larvae feed on dead and decaying plant and animal material.
The family
Autostichidae
is a diverse group, containing several subfamilies that have previously been placed in their own families or in the
Elachistidae
,
Oecophoridae
, or
Blastobasinae
. Th ey were united by Hodges (1999a) on the basis of genital and wing characters. Approximately 300 species are known, from all parts of the world except the Paleotropical region. Five species are known in North America, all in the subfamily
Symmocinae
. Two species are known from AB. Th is family has not been revised, but information on some species is available in
Clarke (1941)
and
Powell (1992)
.