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2. Nepticulidae - Wikipedia

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   Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. [2] They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes (see also Opostegidae , Bucculatricidae , Lyonetiidae ). These pigmy moths or midget moths , as they are commonly known, include the smallest of all living moths, with a wingspan that can be as little as 3 mm in the ...

3. Microlepidoptera - Wikipedia

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   Some typical microlepidoptera: an alucitid many-plumed moth in the top centre; a white pterophorid plume moth in the centre.. Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly known as the "smaller moths" (micro, Lepidoptera).

4. Moth - Wikipedia

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   Basic moth identification features. While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and ...

5. Heliodinidae - Wikipedia

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   Heliodinidae, commonly known as sun moths, is a family of small moths with slender bodies and narrow wings. Members of this family are found in most parts of the world. Heliodinid moths are brightly coloured day-flying moths. The base of the haustellum is bare. The scales on the head are compact and appear like a shield.

6. Limacodidae - Wikipedia

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   They are small, hairy moths, with reduced or absent mouthparts and fringed wings. They often perch with their abdomens sticking out at 90° from their thoraces and wings. . North American moths are mostly cryptic browns, sometimes marked with white or green, but the hag moth mimics b

7. Glyphipterigidae - Wikipedia

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   The Glyphipterigidae are a family of small moths commonly known as sedge moths, as the larvae of many species feed on sedges and rushes. More than 500 species have been described in the family. More than 500 species have been described in the family.

8. Lists of moths - Wikipedia

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   This article is a list of lists of some of the 160,000 species of Lepidoptera that are commonly known as moths. By region. Lists of Lepidoptera by region;

9. Bucculatricidae - Wikipedia

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   Bucculatricidae or (Bucculatrigidae) is a family of moths. This small family has representatives in all parts of the world. Some authors place the group as a subfamily of the family Lyonetiidae. Adults of this family are easily overlooked, being very small with narrow wings wrapped around the body at rest.