Lacturidae

The Lacturidae comprise a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea. Brightly coloured tropical moths, the Lacturidae have been previously placed in the Plutellidae, Yponomeutidae, and Hyponomeutidae.

Lacturidae
Gymnogramma hutchinsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Zygaenoidea
Family:	Lacturidae Heppner, 1995

Selected genera

• Anticrates
• Gymnogramma
• Lactura

References

• Heppner, J.B., 1995: Lacturidae, new family (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 6 (2): 146–148. Full article: .
• Pitkin, B. & P. Jenkins. Butterflies and Moths of the World: Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museum.

External links

• Media related to Lacturidae at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Lacturidae at Wikispecies
• ala.org.au Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Images of Australian Lacturidae