| Metachanda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Oecophorinae |
| Tribe: | Metachandini |
| Genus: | Metachanda Meyrick, 1911 |
| Type species | |
| Metachanda thaleropis Meyrick, 1911 | |
Metachanda is the sole genus in tribeMetachandini ofmoth subfamilyOecophorinae.[1][2] Metachandini was originally described as familyMetachandidae byEdward Meyrick in 1911,[1] and at the time also contained the genusChanystis,[3] which is currently unplaced to tribe withinOecophorinae.[4] It has also previously been described as tribe Metachandini of subfamilyGelechiinae.[5]
Itstype species isMetachanda thaleropis.[6]
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