Esperia (moth)


Esperia is a genus of the concealer moth family. Among these, it belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae. Most authors include Dasycera here, though approaches that generally follow a "splitting" approach sometimes do not.
The type species of Esperia has some differences versus the type species of Dasycera, but these are slight and at present it is not determined whether they justify the maintenance of two small genera versus a more comprehensive genus containing two subgenera.

Selected species

Species of Esperia include:Esperia imitatrix Esperia krueperella Esperia oliviella

Synonyms

Invalid scientific names of Esperia are:Dasycera Stephens 1829 Dasycerus Haworth 1828 Gnaphalodeocera Agassiz, 1847 Gnaphalodocera Blanchard, 1840Hermiona Blanchard, 1845Stenoptera Duponchel, 1838