Family Schreckensteiniidae - Bristle-legged Moths

Classification · Numbers · Remarks · Internet References

Schreckensteinia erythriella? - Schreckensteinia erythriella

Bristle-legged Moth – Hodges #2507 - Schreckensteinia erythriella

Moth on Rudbeckia flower - Schreckensteinia erythriella

Small shiny moth - Schreckensteinia festaliella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Schreckensteinioidea (Bristle-legged Moths)

Family Schreckensteiniidae (Bristle-legged Moths)

Numbers

1 genus in North America listed at All-Leps

this is the only North American family in the superfamily Schreckensteinioidea

Remarks

see genus page for info on North American species

Internet References

Wikipedia: Schreckensteinioidea

detailed description of family (L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz, British Insects: the families of Lepidoptera, delta-intkey.com)

common name reference (John Heppner, Florida, troplep.org)

4 live adult images of Schreckensteinia festaliella (Frithjof Kohl, Germany)

Contributed by Cotinis on 30 May, 2007 - 2:32pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 31 May, 2007 - 8:13pm

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