Family GALACTICIDAE
Compiler and date details
February 2012 - Data added by Robyn Meier with advice from Ted Edwards, Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
1996 - Names and Introduction taken from Nielsen et al. (1996)
Introduction
The family was proposed for the Homadaula Lower group of genera by Kyrki (1990) who excluded them from the Yponomeutoidea. The taxonomy of the widespread genus Homadaula has never been examined in Australia. Homadaula myriospila Meyrick has larvae which web phyllodes of Acacia ligulata.
The genus Tanaoctena Turner is also placed in the Galacticidae. While some species of Tanaoctena superficially resemble species of Homadaula they are placed here entirely for convenience as the suuperfamily placement for Tanaoctena is unknown. Clarke (1971) and Dugdale (1988) placed the genus in the Yponomeutidae but Kyrki (1986 unpublished) excluded it. Larvae of Tanaoctena tunnel in Coprosma (Rubiaceae). [After Nielsen & Edwards in Nielsen et al. (1996: 43)]
General References
Clarke, J.F.G. 1971. The Lepidoptera of Rapa Island. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 56: i-iv, 1-282
Dugdale, J.S. 1988. Lepidoptera annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand 14: 1-262
Kyrki, J. 1990. Tentative reclassification of the holarctic Yponomeutoidea (Lepidoptera). Nota Lepidopterologica 13: 28-42
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2012 | 27-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |