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Brenthia Clemens, 1860
Brenthia Clemens, 1860; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 12: 172, TS: Brenthia pavonacella Clemens
Microaethia Chambers, 1878; Canad. Entom. 10: 76, TS: Microaethia amphicarpeoeana Chambers
Brenthia (Brenthiinae) ; [NACL, 30]
Brenthia ; Diaknonoff, 1986, [MP7, 68]

Brenthia nephelosema Diakonoff, 1978
China (Fukien). See [About maps] Brenthia nephelosema Diakonoff, 1978; Zool. Verh., 160: 31, f. 23, TL: China, Fukien
; Heppner, 1981, 50; Diakonoff, 1984, 62
Brenthia nephelosema ; Diakonoff, 1986, [MP7, 70]

Brenthia formosensis Issiki, 1930
Taiwan, Japan, Ryukyu Islands. See [About maps] Brenthia formosensis Issiki, 1930; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (10) 4: 425, TL: Formosa, Taihoku
; Issiki, 1932, 1484; Arita, 1971, 351, f. 2, 7, 10; Heppner, 1981, 50; Moriuti, 1982, in Inoue, c.s., 1: 243, 2: 203, pl. 10, f. 45; Diakonoff, 1984, 62
Brenthia formosensis ; Diakonoff, 1986, [MP7, 72]

Brenthia yaeyamae Arita, 1971
Japan (Ryukyu Is.), Taiwan. See [About maps] Brenthia yaeyamae Arita, 1971; Kontyű, 39: 348, f. 4-6, TL: Japan, Ryukyu Is.
; Heppner, 1981, 50; Moriuti, 1982, in Inoue c.s., 1: 243, 2: 203, pl. 227, f. 2; Diakonoff, 1984, 62
Brenthia yaeyamae ; Diakonoff, 1986, [MP7, 73]

Brenthia pileae Arita, 1971
Japan. See [About maps] Brenthia pileae Arita, 1971; Kontyű, 39: 348, 351, f. 3, 8, 11, TL: Japan, Kyoto, Kurama
; Heppner, 1981, 50; Moriuti, 1982, in Inoue c.s., 1: 243, 2: 203, pl. 10, f. 46; Diakonoff, 1984, 62
Brenthia pileae ; Diakonoff, 1986, [MP7, 74]

Larva on Pilea petiolaris pseudopetiolaris [MP7]


Brenthia ardens Meyrick, 1912
Brenthia ardens Meyrick, 1912; Exotic Microlep., 1: 52, TL: India, Assam, Khasi Hills
; Meyrick, 1913, 37; Meyrick, 1914, 24; Meyrick, 1935, 86; Clarke, 1969, 24, pl. 12, f. 2-2b; Heppner, 1981, 49; Diakonoff, 1984, 62
Brenthia ardens ; Diakonoff, 1986, [MP7, 76]

Brenthia pavonacella Clemens, 1860
amphicarpeoeana (Chambers, 1878); (nom. nud.)
= ; [NACL, #2627]
Brenthia pavonacella, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Brenthia pavonicella ; Chambers, 1878, (missp.)
Brenthia pavonacella ; [NACL, #2627]

Brenthia leptocosma Meyrick
Mauritius

Brenthia quadriforella Zeller, 1877
AU. See [About maps] Simaethis hypocalla Lower, 1905
quadriflorella[sic!] Walsingham, 1900;

Brenthia albimaculana (Snellen, 1875)
AU. See [About maps] Simaethis albimaculana Snellen, 1875
Brenthia hecataea Meyrick, 1907
Brenthia albimaculana, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]

 

Brenthia sp.1
sp.1 ; Aiello & Solis, 2003, J. Lep. Soc. 57 (3): 172

Larva on Cojoba rufescens Aiello & Solis, 2003, J. Lep. Soc. 57 (3): 172


Brenthia sp.2
sp.2 ; Aiello & Solis, 2003, J. Lep. Soc. 57 (3): 173

Larva on Calathea sp. Aiello & Solis, 2003, J. Lep. Soc. 57 (3): 173



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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[Don Herbison-Evans]
and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans
[MP7]
Diakonoff, A., 1986; Glyphiterigidae auct. sensu lato; In Amsel, H., Gregor, F., Reisser, H., Roesler, R-U.; Microlepidoptera Palaearctica 7
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NACL]
Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico


Some related literature:
Aiello & Solis, 2003
Defense mechanisms in Pyralidae and Choreutidae: fecal stalactites and escape holes, with remarks about cocoons, camouflage and aposematism J. Lep. Soc. 57 (3): 168-175


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