Idiostyla

Idiostyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Idiostyla; Meyrick, 1921

Idiostyla is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was discovered in 1921 by Edward Meyrick.[1] Species include oculata and catharopis. Both were discovered in Fiji and neither has been catalogued since.[2]

It should not be confused with several species of craneflies bearing the species name idiostyla.

Species

Idiostyla catharopis Meyrick, 1922
Idiostyla oculata Meyrick, 1921

References

Catalogue of Life. 2010. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2010/search/all/key/idiostyla/match/1
Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Idiostyla". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2018.

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

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[1] Catalogue of Life. 2010. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2010/search/all/key/idiostyla/match/1

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Idiostyla". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2018.