Superfamily Incurvarioidea

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Life Cycle · Print References · Works Cited

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Incurvarioidea

Numbers

Five families (according to Arnett) plus the introduced South American and South African family Cecidosidae.

Identification

Small, without ocelli and with a short proboscis with scales near the base; the hind wings have a strong frenulum.

Life Cycle

Larvae are leafminers when small but later cut out flattened cases to be used as shelters and pupal cases; some form cases from flower parts.

Print References

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Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 2 March, 2006 - 6:01pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 16 December, 2006 - 8:22am

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