Rank Family | Higher classification Yponomeutoidea | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Tischerioidea, Glyphipterigidae, Heliozelidae, Epermeniidae | ||
Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with some 200 described species. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed apices noticeably up- or down-turned. The larvae are leaf miners.
The families Bucculatricidae and Bedelliidae are sometimes considered a subfamily of Lyonetiidae.
References
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