Opogona

Opogona
Opogona omoscopa imago from Aranda, Australian Capital Territory
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Division:	Ditrysia
Family:	Tineidae
Subfamily:	Hieroxestinae
Genus:	Opogona Zeller, 1853
Type species
Opogona dimidiatella Zeller, 1853
Species
Numerous, see text
Synonyms
Numerous, see text

Numerous, see text

Numerous, see text

Opogona is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Hieroxestinae. As it includes Opogona omoscopa, the type species of the now-abolished genus Hieroxestis, it is the type genus of its subfamily.

They are most common in the tropical parts of the world; for example, from Australia, almost 30 species are known. But two members of this genus – the banana moth (O. sacchari) and to a lesser extent O. omoscopa – have been introduced even to Europe.

The numerous species of Opogona include:

Some species have been removed from the present genus, however. For example, O. panchalcella is now in Wegneria.

Times and again, groups of these moths have been proposed for separation in distinct genera. Here however, the genus is considered to contain the core group of Hieroxestinae and is thus delimited sensu lato. Junior synonyms and other invalid scientific names of Opogona are:

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