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(Microlepidoptera) (Micro-moths)

Subtaxa

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Suborder DACNONYMPHA (a suborder of micro-moths) 2          
Superfamily ERIOCRANIOIDEA (a superfamily of micro-moths) 2 6 44   4  
Superfamily ALUCITOIDEA (many-plume moths) 1 11 6   2 1
Superfamily GELECHIOIDEA (a superfamily of micro-moths) 59          
Family AGONOXENIDAE (a family of micro-moths)         1  
Family AUTOSTICHIDAE (a family of micro-moths)         1  
Family BATRACHEDRIDAE (a family of micro-moths)         2  
Family BLASTOBASIDAE (a family of micro-moths) 1 6     2 4
Family COLEOPHORIDAE (a family of micro-moths) 16 74 117   4 1
Family COSMOPTERIGIDAE (a family of micro-moths)         3  
Family ELACHISTIDAE (a family of micro-moths) 2 6     4  
Family ETHMIIDAE (a family of micro-moths)         1  
Family GELECHIIDAE (a family of micro-moths) 9 4     4 7
Family MOMPHIDAE (a family of micro-moths) 7 28 3   3 14
Family OECOPHORIDAE (a family of micro-moths) 18 154 21   3 11
Family SCYTHRIDIDAE (a family of micro-moths)         1  
Superfamily GRACILLARIOIDEA (a superfamily of micro-moths) 12 9 66   11 3
Superfamily PTEROPHOROIDEA (plume moths) 9 40     2 6
Superfamily PYRALOIDEA (grass and meal moths) 45 277 19   7 35
Family CHOREUTIDAE (a family of micro-moths) 1          
Species Anthophila fabriciana (L.) (Nettle-tap, Fabricius’ Nettle-tap)   3 12     2
Superfamily TINEOIDEA (a superfamily of micro-moths) 14 12 63   8 10
Superfamily TORTRICOIDEA (cochylid and tortrix moths) 79 212 124 25 16 78
Superfamily YPONOMEUTOIDEA (a superfamily of micro-moths) 19 96 12   13 18
Informal (Nemapogon cloacella / Schiffermuelleria similella) 3 2       2
Suborder EXOPORIA (swifts) 4          
Superfamily HEPIALOIDEA (swifts) 4 57 8   1 1
Suborder MONOTRYSIA (a suborder of micro-moths) 14 103 28 5 15 1
Suborder ZEUGLOPTERA (jawed micro-moths) 2          
Superfamily MICROPTERIGOIDEA (jawed micro-moths) 2 22 4   1  

Suggested Literature

(Microlepidoptera) may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with (Microlepidoptera):

larva larva is taken to the nest of female Ancistrocerus oviventris - a potter wasp or mason wasp (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae) UK/Ireland Macdonald, M.A., in prep.

Microlepidoptera may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

References

Macdonald, M.A., in prep. Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

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