GRACILLARIOIDEA
(a superfamily of ermel, midget and slnder micro-moths)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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BUCCULATRICIDAE
a family of bent-wing micro-moths
Family 1 subtaxa 9 images 4 ident. refs
Bucculatrix
a genus of micro-moths
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 9 images
GRACILLARIIDAE
midget, slender and some bent-wing micro-moths
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 		Family 15 subtaxa 99 images 9 ident. refs
ROESLERSTAMMIIDAE
a family of ermel moths
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 7 images 3 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperfamilyGRACILLARIOIDEA (a superfamily of ermel, midget and slnder micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ellis, W.N. Plant Parasites of Europe: leafminers, galls and Fungi bladmineerders.nl

GRACILLARIOIDEA (a superfamily of ermel, midget and slnder micro-moths) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for GRACILLARIOIDEA (a superfamily of ermel, midget and slnder micro-moths)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 43 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for GRACILLARIOIDEA (a superfamily of ermel, midget and slnder micro-moths)
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