Family Ratardidae

Ratardidae is a rare moth’s family (Schoorl 1990, Nieukerken et al. 2011). Some authors considered Ratardidae as a subfamily within Cossidae (Holloway 1986, Edwards et al. 1999, Heynderycx 2003). Ratardidae is delicate, butterfly like moths, ocelli absent, antennae filiform or bipectinate and short up to 1/3 length of forewing. Currently, the family includes nine species in four genera. The family is distributed in North East India, Indochina (Myanmar, Thailand), Taiwan, the Philippines (Palawan Island), Malaysia, New Guinea and Indonesia to the east to the Moluccas (Yakovlev et al. 2022b). In India, the family is represended by three species in genus Ratarda .