Depressariidae

Depressariidae is a family of moths. It was formerly treated as a subfamily of Gelechiidae, but is now recognised as a separate family, comprising about 2,300 species worldwide.^[1]

Depressariidae
Agonopterix senicionella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Gelechioidea
Family:	Depressariidae Meyrick, 1883

Agonopterix senicionella caterpillar

Subfamilies

Depressariidae consists of ten subfamilies:^[1]

• Acriinae
• Aeolanthinae
• Cryptolechiinae
• Depressariinae
• Ethmiinae
• Hypercalliinae
• Hypertrophinae
• Oditinae
• Peleopodinae
• Stenomatinae

A number of genera, including Carcina, Gonionota, Machimia, Himmacia (sensu stricto), and Psilocorsis, are not placed in a subfamily.^[1]