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Bristle-legged Moths (Schreckensteiniidae)
Family Schreckensteiniidae - Bristle-legged Moths
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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