Tineoidea
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Tineoidea is the superfamily of moth
s that includes clothes moths, bagworms
and relatives. There are six families usually included within ithttp://tolweb.org/Tineoidea, Eriocottidae
, Arrhenophanidae
, Lypusidae
, Acrolophidae
, Tineidae
and Psychidae, whose relationships are currently uncertain.
The Lypusidae, for example, might actually belong to the Gelechioidea
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s that includes clothes moths, bagworms
Bagworm moth
| name = Bagworm moths| image = Iphierga.jpg| image_caption = Adult of an undescribed Iphierga speciesfrom Aranda | image2 = Case moth02.jpg| image2_caption = "Bag" of unidentified species| regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta...
and relatives. There are six families usually included within ithttp://tolweb.org/Tineoidea, Eriocottidae
Eriocottidae
Eriocottidae or Old World spiny-winged moths is a family of insects in the Lepidoptera order whose position relative to other members of the superfamily Tineoidea is currently unknown. There are between eight and seventeen genera currently placed within it and two subfamilies, Compsocteninae and...
, Arrhenophanidae
Arrhenophanidae
Arrhenophanidae is a family of moths in the Lepidoptera order.-Genera:* Arrhenophanes* Cnissostages* Dysoptus* Notiophanes* Palaeophanes...
, Lypusidae
Lypusidae
Lypusidae is an obscure family of moths traditionally conssidered monotypic and belonging in the primitive moth superfamily Tineoidea....
, Acrolophidae
Acrolophidae
Acrolophidae is a family of moths in the Lepidoptera order. In addition, there are about 300 species, which live in the wild only in the New World.-Genera:*Acrolophus*Amydria*Drastea*Exoncotis*Ptilopsaltis...
, Tineidae
Tineidae
Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in over 300 genera. Most of the tineid moths are small or medium-sized, with wings held roofwise over the body at rest...
and Psychidae, whose relationships are currently uncertain.
The Lypusidae, for example, might actually belong to the Gelechioidea
Gelechioidea
| name = Curved-horn moths| image = Xylorycta assimilis.jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult Xylorycta assimilis of the Xyloryctidae, photographed in Aranda Note prominent "horns" and long antennae| regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda...
.
Sources
- Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders, edited by Christopher O'Toole, ISBN 1-55297-612-2, 2002