Opogona
Introduction '''''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 thirty species are known. Two members of this genus – the banana moth (''O. sacchari'') and to a lesser extent ''O. omoscopa'' – have been introduced to Europe.==Selected species==The numerous species of ''Opogona'' include:* ''Opogona aemula''  Meyrick, 1915  (India)* ''Opogona amphicausta''  Meyrick, 1907  (Sri Lanka)* ''Opogona anaclina''  Meyrick, 1915  (India)* ''Opogona arizonensis'' Davis, 1978* ''Opogona asema'' (Turner, 1900) (Australia)* ''Opogona aurisquamosa'' Butler, 1881 (from Pacific, Society islands, Marquesas, Fiji, Kermadec Islands, Hawaii)* ''Opogona autogama''  (Meyrick, 1911) (Seychelles)* ''Opogona basilissa'' (Turner, 1917) (Australia)* ''Opogona bicolorella'' (Matsumura, 1931)* ''Opogona calculata'' Meyrick, 1919 (Australia)* ''Opogona caryospila'' Meyrick, 1920* ''Opogona cataclasta'' Meyrick, 1915* ''Opogona chalinota''  Meyrick, 1910 (India)* ''Opogona choleropis''  Meyrick, 1920  (Andaman)* ''Opogona chrysophanes'' Meyrick, 1915* ''Opogona citrolopha'' Meyrick, 1932* ''Opogona citriseca''  Meyrick, 1928  (Andaman)* ''Opogona cleonyma'' (Meyrick, 1897)* ''Opogona clinomima''  (Meyrick, 1918)  (India)* ''Opogona comptella'' (Walker, 1864) (Australia/New Zealand)* ''Opogona confinis'' Turner, 1926 (Australia)* ''Opogona conjurata'' (Meyrick, 1920)* ''Opogona crypsipyra'' Turner, 1923 (Australia)* ''Opogona dimidiatella'' Zeller, 1853* ''Opogona discordia'' J.F.G.Clarke, 1986* ''Opogona doxophanes''  Meyrick, 1915  (Sri Lanka)* ''Opogona dramatica''  Meyrick, 1911  (India)* ''Opogona elaitis''  Meyrick, 1911  (India)* ''Opogona fascigera'' Meyrick, 1915* ''Opogona fatima'' Meyrick, 1921 (Australia)* ''Opogona flavofasciata'' (Stainton, 1859) (India to Philippines)* ''Opogona floridensis'' Davis, 1978 (Florida)* ''Opogona fumiceps''  (India, Sri Lanka)* ''Opogona glycyphaga'' Meyrick, 1915 (Australia)* ''Opogona hylarcha''  Meyrick, 1928  (India)* ''Opogona icterica'' Meyrick, 1915   (Philippines)* ''Opogona iolychna'' (Meyrick, 1920) (India)* ''Opogona isoclina''  Meyrick, 1907  (India)* ''Opogona isotalanta'' Meyrick, 1930* ''Opogona lamprocrossa''  Meyrick, 1928  (Andaman)* ''Opogona lamprophanes''  Meyrick, 1915  (Sri Lanka) * ''Opogona liparopis''  Meyrick, 1922  (India)* ''Opogona loculata''  Meyrick, 1915  (India)* ''Opogona lutigena''  Meyrick, 1915  (India)* ''Opogona micranthes'' (Meyrick, 1897) (Australia)* ''Opogona molybdis''  Meyrick, 1915  (India)* ''Opogona monosticta''  (Meyrick, 1915)  (India)* ''Opogona nebularis'' (Meyrick, 1897) (Australia)* ''Opogona nipponica'' Stringer, 1930* ''Opogona omoscopa'' Meyrick, 1893* ''Opogona orchestris''  Meyrick, 1911  (Sri Lanka)* ''Opogona orthotis'' (Meyrick, 1897)* ''Opogona pandora''  Meyrick, 1911  (India)* ''Opogona praecincta''  Meyrick, 1916  (India)* ''Opogona promalacta''  Meyrick, 1915 (Australia)* ''Opogona protographa''  Meyrick, 1911  (India)* ''Opogona protomima''  (Meyrick, 1918)  (India)* ''Opogona papayae'' Turner, 1923 (Australia)* ''Opogona percnodes''  Meyrick, 1910 (India)* ''Opogona psola''  Bradley, 1956 (Norfolk Island)* ''Opogona praestans'' (Walsingham, 1892) (St.Vincent)* ''Opogona promalacta'' Meyrick, 1915 (Australia)* ''Opogona protodoxa'' (Meyrick, 1897) (Australia)* ''Opogona regressa'' Meyrick, 1916* ''Opogona sacchari'' (Bojer, 1856) (Seychelles, Cape Verde, Réunion, Mauritius, Madagascar, St.Helena; introduced:Brazil, Central America, Europe, Florida, Bermuda, Japan, Portugal (Madeira); Spain (Canary Islands))* ''Opogona sarophila'' Meyrick, 1915 (Australia)* ''Opogona scabricoma''  Meyrick, 1934  (India)* ''Opogona scalena'' (Meyrick, 1897) (Australia)* ''Opogona simoniella'' (Wallengren, 1861) (Cocos Keeling)* ''Opogona stathmota''  Meyrick, 1911  (Sri Lanka)* ''Opogona stenocraspeda'' (Meyrick, 1897)  (Australia)* ''Opogona stereodyta'' (Meyrick, 1897) (Australia)* ''Opogona succulenta''  Meyrick, 1931  (Andaman)* ''Opogona taochroa'' Meyrick, 1934* ''Opogona tanydora''  Meyrick, 1920 (Kenya)* ''Opogona tetrasema'' (Turner, 1917) (Australia)* ''Opogona tergemina''  Meyrick, 1915  (India)* ''Opogona thiadelpha'' Meyrick, 1934* ''Opogona trachyclina''  Meyrick, 1935* ''Opogona transversata''  Bippus, 2016 (Reunion)* ''Opogona trichoceros'' Meyrick, 1930* ''Opogona trigonomis''  Meyrick, 1907  (Sri Lanka)* ''Opogona trissostacta'' Meyrick, 1934* ''Opogona tristicta'' (Meyrick, 1897) (Australia)* ''Opogona trophis'' Meyrick, 1913 (South Africa)* ''Opogona ursella'' (Walker, 1875) (St.Helena)* ''Opogona vilis'' 	(Wollaston E., 1879) (St.Helena)* ''Opogona xanthocrita'' Meyrick, 1911* ''Opogona zygodonta''  Meyrick, 1931  (India)Some species have been removed from the present genus. For example, ''O. panchalcella'' is now in ''Wegneria''.
Synonyms 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:* ''Cachura'' Walker, 1864* ''Conchyliospila'' Wallengren, 1861* ''Conchyliopsila'' (''lapsus'')* ''Dendroneura'' Walsingham, 1892* ''Exala'' Meyrick, 1912* ''Hieroxestis'' Meyrick, 1893* ''Lozostoma'' Stainton, 1859* ''Loxostoma'' (''lapsus'' nec Bivona-Bernardi 1838: preoccupied)* ''Lissocarena'' Turner, 1923
Footnotes
References *  (2010): Australian Faunal Directory –  ''Opogona''. Version of 2010-NOV-15.Retrieved 2011-DEC-23. *  (2011):  ''Opogona''. Version 2.4, 2011-JAN-27.Retrieved 2011-DEC-23. *  (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. ''Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology'' '''416''': 1–485.PDF fulltext (214 MB! )*  (2004):  Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species –  ''Opogona''. Version of 2004-NOV-05.Retrieved 2011-DEC-23. *  2011:  Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 2011-DEC-23. *  (2003): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms –  ''Opogona''. Version of 2003-DEC-28.Retrieved 2011-DEC-23.