Acanthopteroctetidae
| Acanthopteroctetidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Clade: | Coelolepida |
| Infraorder: | Acanthoctesia |
| Superfamily: | Acanthopteroctetoidea |
| Family: | Acanthopteroctetidae Davis, 1978 |
| Genera and species | |
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Acanthopteroctetes Braun, 1921
Catapterix Zagulajev & Sinev, 1988
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| Diversity | |
| 7 described species in 2 genera + 2 undescribed species | |
Acanthopteroctetidae is a small family of primitive moths with two described genera, Acanthopteroctetes and Catapterix, and a total of seven described species. They are known as the archaic sun moths.
As of 2002, the Acanthopteroctetidae were classified as sole family in superfamily Acanthopteroctetoidea and infraorder Acanthoctesia. Based on more recent research, they may instead be included (alongside the Neopseustidae and the Aenigmatineidae) in superfamily Neopseustoidea.: 675, 681