Zizyphia is a moth genus of the superfamily Gelechioidea.[1] It is mostly placed in the family Gelechiidae, but may belong in the Oecophoridae.
Zizyphia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Zizyphia Chrétien, 1908 |
Resembling Orophia in some aspects, it would warrant inclusion in the tribe Orophinii. These are today usually placed in subfamily Oecophorinae, but often used to be assigned to the Depressariinae.