Whalleyana

Whalleyana is an enigmatic genus of moths in the lepidopteran group Obtectomera,^[1] endemic to Madagascar. The genus contains two species, whose biology are unknown. The genus had been placed in the picture-winged leaf moths, (Thyrididae), but then was placed in its own family (Minet, 1991), and later elevated to its own superfamily (Dugdale et al., 1999: 229-230); see also Fänger (2004). The genus was named after Paul E. S. Whalley, a British entomologist.^[2] Genomic studies have found them to be most closely related to Callidulidae, and it is suggested that they should be placed in Calliduloidea.^[3]

Whalleyana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Clade:	Ditrysia
Clade:	Apoditrysia
Clade:	Obtectomera
Superfamily:	Whalleyanoidea Minet, 1991
Family:	Whalleyanidae Minet, 1991
Genus:	Whalleyana Viette, 1977
Species
Whalleyana toni Viette, 1977 Whalleyana vroni Viette, 1977
Diversity
2 species