Tridentaforma

Tridentaforma is a genus of moths of the Tridentaformidae family, the sole genus of the family. There is only one species in the genus (and the family), Tridentaforma fuscoleuca, which is found in California and Canada.

Tridentaforma
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Adeloidea
Family: Tridentaformidae
Regier et al., 2015
Genus: Tridentaforma
Davis, 1978
Species:
T. fuscoleuca
Binomial name
Tridentaforma fuscoleuca
(Braun, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Lampronia fuscoleuca Braun, 1923

The wingspan is 8.5-20.5 mm.

Tridentaforma has been considered a member of the family Incurvariidae and Prodoxidae in the past. In 2015, Regier, et al. described a new family, Tridentaformidae, containing the "problematic genus" Tridentaforma.

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