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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Incurvarioidea

Superfamily Incurvarioidea

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Life Cycle · Print References · Works Cited
Greya piperella Small Silver Moth - Greya politella Small Silver Moth - Greya politella Yucca moth - Tegeticula Unknown Shiny Gold Moth (crop) Leaf Blotch Miner Moth (Gracillariidae) - Antispila cornifoliella plum colored moth - Adela caeruleella Moulton Meadows Moth - Greya politella
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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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