Anthophila
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Translingual
Etymology
antho- (“flower”) + -phila (“lover, liker”)
Proper noun
Anthophila
- A taxonomic clade within the order Hymenoptera – bees.
- (Anthophila f) A taxonomic genus within the family Choreutidae – certain moths.
Synonyms
- (series of bees): Apiformes
Hypernyms
- (clade of all bees): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita - suborder; Apoidea - superfamily
- (genus of moths): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Tineina - section; Sesiina - subsection; Choreutoidea - superfamily; Choreutidae - family; Choreutinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (clade of all bees): Andrenidae, Apidae, Colletidae, Dasypodaidae, Halictidae, Megachilidae, Meganomiidae, Melittidae, Stenotritidae (now subfamily Stenotritinae in Colletidae) - families
- (genus of moths): Anthophila fabriciana - type species; for other species see
Anthophila (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Bee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Apoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Anthophila on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- moths
- Anthophila (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Anthophila on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Anthophila (moth) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons