Pityocona is a small and little-known genus of the twirler moth family (Gelechiidae). Among these, it is believed to belong to subfamily Gelechiinae, but beyond that its relationships are still obscure.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gelechiinae |
| Genus: | Pityocona Meyrick, 1918 |
| Type species | |
| Pityocona xeropis Meyrick, 1918 | |
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| Synonyms | |
They are small inconspicuous moths with pointed wings. In the forewing, the second vein is weakly developed but not joined to the third. Their labial palps have a pointed tip and the second segment is unornamented.[2]
The genus contains five species, one of which was described only in 2006:[3]
- Pityocona attenuata J.F.G.Clarke, 1986
- Pityocona bifurcatus Wadhawan & Walia, 2006
- Pityocona porphyroscia Meyrick, 1927
- Pityocona probleta Bradley, 1961
- Pityocona xeropis Meyrick, 1918
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Data related to Pityocona at Wikispecies
- Clarke, John Frederick Gates (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 416: 1-485. PDF fulltext (214 MB!)
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Pityocona. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-OCT-16.