Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea
Family
Family unassigned
Subfamily
Tribe/Subtribe
Genus
Balanoptica Meyrick, 1930
Type Species
Cyme orbicularis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Species/Subspecies
Balanoptica orbicularis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 (Cyme)
Type Locality
Nicobar Island
Remarks
Meyrick (1930) placed it near to <i>Melodryas</i>, which is presently placed in Tineidae. The position within Yponomeutoidea is still unclear (Sohn et al. 2015). Though, Yen et al. (2005) stated that external morphology(except for their clear wings) and genitalic structure of <i>Balanoptica</i>, are similar to <i>Burlacena</i> Walker, 1865 (a member of Zygaenoidea). It is tentatively placed here till its proper placement.
Distribution
Specific Records
Nicobar Island
States/Union Territories
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bio Geographic Zones/Zones
Islands
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