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Tineidae is a family of
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the order Lepidoptera described by
Pierre André Latreille Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom ...
in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. Most of the tineid moths are small or medium-sized, with wings held roofwise over the body when at rest. They are particularly common in the
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, but many occur elsewhere, and some are found very widely as
introduced species An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived ther ...
. Tineids are unusual among Lepidoptera as the
larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. ...
e of only a very small number of species feed on living
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s, the majority feeding on
fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
, lichens, and detritus. The most familiar members of the family are the clothes moths, which have adapted to feeding on stored fabrics and led to their reputation as a household pest. The most widespread of such species are the common clothes moth (''Tineola bisselliella''), the case-bearing clothes moth (''Tinea pellionella''), and the
carpet moth ''Trichophaga tapetzella'', the tapestry moth or carpet moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found worldwide. The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The head is white, the forewings ochreous-white, thinly strigulated with grey; basal 2/5 dar ...
(''Trichophaga tapetzella''); the
brown-dotted clothes moth The brown-dotted clothes moth (''Niditinea fuscella'') is a species of tineoid moth. It belongs to the fungus moth family (biology), family (Tineidae), and therein to the nominate subfamily Tineinae. It is (under its junior synonym ''Tinea fuscip ...
(''Niditinea fuscella'') despite its name, preferentially feeds on feathers in bird nests. One remarkable genus is '' Ceratophaga'', whose members feed exclusively on pure
keratin Keratin () is one of a family of structural fibrous proteins also known as ''scleroproteins''. Alpha-keratin (α-keratin) is a type of keratin found in vertebrates. It is the key structural material making up scales, hair, nails, feathers, ho ...
in the form of the horns and hooves of dead mammals and even the shells of dead
tortoise Tortoises () are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin: ''tortoise''). Like other turtles, tortoises have a shell to protect from predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like oth ...
s.


Systematics


Subfamilies and notable genera

Some species also are listed; for others see genus accounts.
Dryadaulinae * '' Brachydoxa'' * '' Dryadaula'' Meyrick, 1893 Erechthiinae * ''
Anastathma ''Anastathma'' are a genus of moths, belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The fami ...
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Callicerastis ''Callicerastis stagmatias'' is a fungus moth (family Tineidae) of the subfamily Erechthiinae. It is provisionally separated in the monotypic genus ''Callicerastis'', but it may belong in the related larger genus ''Erechthias ''Erechthias'' ...
'' (sometimes in ''Erechthias'') * ''
Comodica ''Comodica'' is a small genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Erechthiinae. It is apparently a close relative of the type genus of its subfamily, '' Erechthias''.Robinson 011/ref> It is usually delimited ...
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Erechthias ''Erechthias'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Erechthiinae, of which it is the type genus. The exact circumscription of this genus is still disputed, but it may encompass more than 150 specie ...
'' Meyrick, 1880 * ''
Mecomodica ''Mecomodica fullawayi'' is a fungus moth (family Tineidae) of the subfamily Erechthiinae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1926. It is provisionally separated in the monotypic genus ''Mecomodica'', described by Elwood Zimmerman in 197 ...
'' (sometimes in ''Comodica'' or ''Erechthias'') * '' Petula'' * '' Phthinocola'' * '' Pisistrata'' * '' Pontodryas'' * '' Thuriostoma'' Euplocaminae * '' Euplocamus'' Latreille, 1809
Hapsiferinae The Hapsiferinae are a subfamily of moth of the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family con ...
* '' Agorarcha'' * '' Briaraula'' * '' Callocosmeta'' * '' Chrysocrata'' * ''
Cimitra ''Cimitra'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family of Tineidae. Most species of this genus are found in Africa but '' Cimitra sechusella'' Walker, 1864 is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South ...
'' * '' Colobocrossa'' * ''
Cubitofusa ''Cubitofusa'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family ...
'' * '' Cynomastix'' * ''
Dasyses ''Dasyses'' is a genus of moths, belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family co ...
'' * '' Hapsifera'' * ''
Hapsiferona ''Hapsiferona'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family ...
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Paraptica ''Paraptica'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family c ...
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Parochmastis ''Parochmastis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The famil ...
'' * '' Phyciodyta'' * '' Pitharcha'' * ''
Rhinophyllis ''Rhinophyllis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The famil ...
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Tiquadra ''Tiquadra'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family co ...
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Trachycentra ''Trachycentra'' is a small genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Hapsiferinae.Robinson 011/ref> With eleven known species, this is one of the smaller genera of fungus moths: * '' Trachycentra amphilox ...
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Zygosignata ''Zygosignata'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family ...
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Harmacloninae The Harmacloninae are a subfamily of moth of the family Tineidae. Genera * ''Harmaclona ''Harmaclona'' are a genus of moths, belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre Andr ...
* ''
Harmaclona ''Harmaclona'' are a genus of moths, belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The famil ...
'' * '' Micrerethista'' Hieroxestinae * '' Amphixystis'' * ''
Archemitra ''Archemitra'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family ...
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Asymplecta ''Asymplecta'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family ...
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Crobylophanes ''Crobylophanes'' is a genus of moths in the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, ''Crobylophanes sericophaea'', which is found in Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocrati ...
'' Meyrick, 1938 * ''
Kermania ''Kermania'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. Species *'' Kermania pistaciella'' Amsel, 1964 (from Iran and Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ) ...
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Mitrogona ''Mitrogona'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family c ...
'' Meyrick, 1920 * ''
Oinophila ''Oinophila'' is a small genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Hieroxestinae. '' O. v-flava'', often misspelled "''-flavum''", is commonly known as the wine moth. Its caterpillars borrow into moist cor ...
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Opogona ''Opogona'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Hieroxestinae. As it includes '' Opogona omoscopa'', the type species of the now-abolished genus ''Hieroxestis'', it is the type genus of its subfam ...
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Phaeoses ''Phaeoses'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae. Species *''Phaeoses amblyxena'' (Meyrick, 1920) *''Phaeoses argoceros'' (Meyrick, 1937) *''Phaeoses caenologa'' (Meyrick, 1915) *''Phaeoses chalinota'' (Meyrick ...
'' * '' Phruriastis'' * '' Tineomigma'' Gozmány, 2004 * ''
Wegneria ''Wegneria'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family co ...
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Meessiinae
* '' Afrocelestis'' * '' Agnathosia'' * '' Agoraula'' * '' Augolychna'' * '' Bathroxena'' * '' Clinograptis'' * '' Diachorisia'' * '' Doleromorphia'' * '' Drimylastis'' * '' Emblematodes'' * '' Epactris'' * '' Eudarcia'' * '' Galachrysis'' * '' Homosetia'' * '' Homostinea'' * '' Hybroma'' * '' Infurcitinea'' * '' Ischnoscia'' * '' Isocorypha'' * '' Leucomele'' * '' Lichenotinea'' * '' Matratinea'' * '' Mea'' * '' Meneessia'' * '' Montetinea'' * '' Nannotinea'' * '' Novotinea'' * '' Oenoe'' * '' Oxylychna'' * '' Pompostolella'' * '' Protodarcia'' * '' Stenoptinea'' * '' Tenaga'' * '' Trissochyta'' * '' Unilepidotricha'' * '' Xeringinia''
Myrmecozelinae
* '' Ateliotum'' * '' Analytarcha'' * '' Cephimallota'' ** syn. '' Anemallota'' ** syn. '' Aphimallota'' ** syn. '' Cephitinea'' * '' Cinnerethica'' * '' Contralissa'' * '' Coryptilum'' * '' Criticonoma'' * '' Dicanica'' * '' Dinica'' * '' Drosica'' * '' Ellochotis'' * '' Endromarmata'' * '' Euagophleps'' * '' Exoplisis'' * '' Gerontha'' * '' Haplotinea'' (tentatively placed here) * ''
Ippa ''Ippa'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family conta ...
'' * '' Ischnuridia'' * '' Janseana'' * '' Machaeropteris'' * '' Mesopherna'' * '' Metapherna'' * ''
Mimoscopa ''Mimoscopa'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family c ...
'' * '' Moerarchis'' * '' Myrmecozela'' * '' Pachyarthra'' * '' Pararhodobates'' * '' Phthoropoea'' * '' Platysceptra'' * '' Propachyarthra'' * '' Rhodobates'' * '' Sarocrania'' * '' Scalmatica'' * '' Timaea'' * '' Tineovertex'' * '' Tracheloteina''
Nemapogoninae Nemapogoninae is a fungus moth subfamily of the family Tineidae. It was described by Hinton in 1955. Genera * '' Archinemapogon'' * '' Dinica'' * '' Emmochlista'' * '' Gaedikeia'' * '' Hyladaula'' * ''Nemapogon __NOTOC__ ''Nemapogon'' is a ...
* '' Archinemapogon'' * '' Gaedikeia'' * '' Hyladaula'' * ''
Nemapogon __NOTOC__ ''Nemapogon'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Nemapogoninae. As evident by its name, it is the type genus of its subfamily. Species As of 2007, 69 species of ''Nemapogon'' had be ...
'' * '' Nemaxera'' * '' Neurothaumasia'' * '' Peritrana'' * '' Triaxomasia'' * '' Triaxomera'' * '' Vanna'' Perissomasticinae * '' Cylicobathra'' * '' Ectabola'' * '' Edosa'' * ''
Hyperbola In mathematics, a hyperbola (; pl. hyperbolas or hyperbolae ; adj. hyperbolic ) is a type of smooth curve lying in a plane, defined by its geometric properties or by equations for which it is the solution set. A hyperbola has two pieces, ca ...
'' * '' Neoepiscardia'' * '' Perissomastix'' * '' Phalloscardia'' * '' Sphallesthasis'' Gozmány, 1959 * '' Theatrochora''
Scardiinae The Scardiinae are a subfamily of moth of the family Tineidae. Scardiinae are fungivorous and are characterised by larval features and lack of gnathos.Holloway, Kibby & Peggie, 2001. The families of Malesian Moths and Butterflies, Vol.3. - Fauna ...
* '' Afroscardia'' * '' Amorophaga'' * '' Archyala'' Meyrick, 1889 * '' Bythocrates'' * '' Cnismorectis'' * '' Coniastis'' * '' Cranaodes'' * '' Daviscardia'' * '' Diataga'' * ''
Dorata ''Dorata'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family cont ...
'' * ''
Hilaroptera ''Hilaroptera'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, ''Hilaroptera viettei'', which is found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repob ...
'' Gozmány, 1969 * '' Leptozancla'' Meyrick, 1920 * '' Montescardia'' * ''
Morophaga ''Morophaga'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world ...
'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 * '' Pelecystola'' Meyrick, 1920 * '' Scardia'' * '' Scardiella'' * '' Semeoloncha'' Gozmány, 1968 * ''
Tinissa ''Tinissa'' is a genus of the fungus moth family (Tineidae). Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Scardiinae The Scardiinae are a subfamily of moth of the family Tineidae. Scardiinae are fungivorous and are characterised by larval features an ...
'' Walker, 1864 * '' Trigonarchis'' * '' Vespitinea'' Setomorphinae * ''
Lindera Dried fruits of ''Lindera neesiana'' used as spice (coll. MHNT) ''Lindera'' is a genus of about 80–100Prosetomorpha'' * ''
Setomorpha ''Setomorpha'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Tineidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852. Its only species, ''Setomorpha rutella'', the tropical tobacco moth, was described by the same author in the same year. It is a wid ...
'' Siloscinae * '' Autochthonus'' Walsingham, 1891 * '' Organodesma'' Gozmány, 1965 * '' Silosca'' Gozmány, 1965 Stathmopolitinae * '' Stathmopolitis'' Teichobiinae * '' Dinochora'' * '' Ectropoceros'' * '' Psychoides''
Tineinae The Tineinae are a subfamily of moths of the family Tineidae. Genera * ''Acridotarsa'' * '' Anomalotinea'' * '' Asymphyla'' * ''Ceratobia'' * '' Ceratophaga'' * '' Ceratuncus'' * '' Crypsithyris'' * '' Crypsithyrodes'' * '' Eccritothrix'' * ''E ...
* '' Acridotarsa'' * '' Anomalotinea'' * '' Asymphyla'' * '' Ceratobia'' * '' Ceratophaga'' * '' Ceratuncus'' * ''
Crypsithyris ''Crypsithyris'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The famil ...
'' * '' Crypsithyrodes'' * '' Eccritothrix'' * '' Elatobia'' * '' Enargocrasis'' * ''
Eremicola ''Eremicola'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, ''Eremicola semitica'', which is found in Palestinian Territories The Palestinian territories are the two regions of the former British Mandate ...
'' * '' Graphicoptila'' * '' Hippiochaetes'' * '' Kangerosithyris'' * '' Lipomerinx'' * '' Metatinea'' * ''
Miramonopis ''Miramonopis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. There is presently only one species in this genus: ''Miramonopis viettei'' Gozmány, 1966 that is known from the Central African Republic The Central African Republic (C ...
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Monopis ''Monopis'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the nominate subfamily, Tineinae. A typical feature of these moths is a semi-transparent pale spot near the middle of the forewings. There usually are contrasti ...
'' * '' Nearolyma'' * '' Niditinea'' * ''
Ocnophilella ''Ocnophilella'' is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the family Tineidae described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1940. Its only species, ''Ocnophilella autocrypta'', described by Edward Meyrick in 1926, was found in Western Cape The W ...
'' * '' Phereoeca'' * '' Praeacedes'' * '' Pringleophaga'' * '' Proterodesma'' * '' Proterospastis'' * '' Reisserita'' * '' Stemagoris'' * '' Tetrapalpus'' * '' Thomintarra'' * ''
Tinea Dermatophytosis, also known as ringworm, is a fungal infection of the skin. Typically it results in a red, itchy, scaly, circular rash. Hair loss may occur in the area affected. Symptoms begin four to fourteen days after exposure. Multiple ar ...
'' * '' Tinemelitta'' * '' Tineola'' * '' Tineomigma'' * '' Trichophaga'' * '' Tryptodema'' * '' Wyoma'' * '' Xerantica''


Genera ''incertae sedis''

These fungus moths have not been assigned to a subfamily with a reasonable amount of certainty: * '' Acanthocheira'' * '' Acritotilpha'' * '' Afghanotinea'' * '' Amathyntis'' * '' Ancystrocheira'' * '' Antigambra'' * '' Antipolistes'' * '' Apreta'' * '' Archyala'' * '' Argyrocorys'' * '' Astrogenes'' * '' Axiagasta'' * '' Barymochtha'' * '' Basanasca'' * '' Bascantis'' * '' Brithyceros'' * '' Catalectis'' * ''
Catapsilothrix ''Catapsilothrix'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The fam ...
'' * '' Cataxipha'' * '' Catazetema'' * '' Cervaria'' * ''
Chionoreas ''Chionoreas'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, ''Chionoreas euryochtha'', which is found on Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in A ...
'' * '' Clepticodes'' * '' Colpocrita'' * ''
Compsocrita ''Compsocrita'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, ''Compsocrita florens'', which is found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is t ...
'' * '' Cosmeombra'' * '' Cryphiotechna'' * '' Crypsitricha'' * '' Cubotinea'' * '' Cycloponympha'' (often placed in Lyonetiidae) * '' Dasmophora'' * '' Dolerothera'' * '' Drastea'' (often placed in Acrolophidae) * '' Dyotopasta'' * '' Ecpeptamena'' * '' Endeixis'' * '' Endophthora'' * '' Ephedroxena'' * '' Episyrta'' * '' Eriozancla'' * '' Erysimaga'' * '' Eschatotypa'' * '' Eucrotala'' * '' Eugennaea'' * '' Euprora'' * '' Exonomasis'' * '' Glaucostolella'' * '' Gourbia'' * '' Graphidivalva'' * '' Habrophila'' * '' Hapalothyma'' * '' Harmotona'' * '' Hecatompeda'' * '' Heloscopa'' (often placed in
Oecophoridae Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this. ...
) * '' Heterostasis'' * ''
Hilaroptera ''Hilaroptera'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, ''Hilaroptera viettei'', which is found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repob ...
'' * '' Histiovalva'' * '' Homalopsycha'' * '' Homodoxus'' * '' Hoplocentra'' * '' Hyalaula'' * '' Hypoplesia'' * '' Leptonoma'' * '' Lepyrotica'' * '' Leucophasma'' * '' Liopycnas'' * '' Lithopsaestis'' * '' Lysiphragma'' * '' Lysitona'' * '' Marmaroxena'' * '' Melodryas'' * '' Merunympha'' * '' Miarotagmata'' * '' Minicorona'' * '' Monachoptilas'' * '' Mythoplastis'' * '' Nesophylacella'' * '' Nonischnoscia'' * '' Nothogenes'' * '' Nyctocyrmata'' * '' Ochetoxena'' * '' Ogmocoma'' * '' Orocrypsona'' * '' Otochares'' * '' Oxymachaeris'' * '' Pachydyta'' * '' Panthytarcha'' * '' Pedaliotis'' * '' Pelecystola'' * '' Peristactis'' * '' Petasactis'' * '' Pezetaera'' * '' Philagraulella'' * '' Phryganeopsis'' * '' Plaesiostola'' * '' Plemyristis'' * '' Polypsecta'' * '' Probatostola'' * '' Proboloptila'' * '' Protagophleps'' * ''
Protaphreutis ''Protaphreutis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. Species *'' Protaphreutis antipyla'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Protaphreutis acquisitella'' (Walker, 1863) *''Protaphreutis borboniella ''Protaphreutis borboniella'' is a moth of ...
'' * '' Prothinodes'' * '' Psecadioides'' * '' Pyloetis'' * '' Randominta'' * ''
Ranohira Ranohira is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ihosy, which is a part of Ihorombe Region. The population of the commune was 16,041 in 2018 Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. It is a ...
'' * '' Rungsiodes'' * '' Sagephora'' * '' Scardia'' * '' Sciomystis'' * '' Setiarcha'' * '' Sphecioses'' * '' Stryphnodes'' * '' Syncraternis'' * '' Syngeneta'' * '' Syrmologa'' * '' Taeniodictys'' (often placed in Lyonetiidae) * '' Tephrosara'' * '' Tetanostola'' * '' Thallostoma'' * '' Thisizima'' * '' Thomictis'' * '' Thyrsochares'' * '' Tomara'' * '' Trachyrrhopala'' * '' Trachytyla'' * '' Transmixta'' * '' Trichearias'' * '' Trierostola'' * '' Trithamnora'' * '' Xylesthia'' * '' Xystrologa'' * '' Zonochares'' * '' Zymologa''


Fossil record

*†''Architinea'' Rebel, 1934 **†''Architinea balticella'' Rebel, 1934 **†''Architinea sepositella'' Rebel, 1934 *†''Dysmasiites'' Kusnezov, 1941 **†'' Dysmasiites carpenteri'' Kusnezov, 1941 *†'' Electromeessia'' Kozlov, 1987 **†'' Electromeessia zagulijaevi'' Kozlov, 1987 (Baltic region, Eocene Amber) *†'' Glessoscardia'' Kusnezov, 1941 **†'' Glessoscardia gerasimovi'' Kusnezov, 1941 *†'' Martynea'' Kusnezov, 1941 **†'' Martynea rebeli'' Kusnezov, 1941 *†'' Monopibaltia'' Skalski, 1974 **†'' Monopibaltia ignitella'' Skalski, 1974 (Baltic region, Eocene Amber) *†'' Palaeoinfurcitinea'' Kozlov, 1987 **†'' Palaeoinfurcitinea rohdendorfi'' Kozlov, 1987 (Russia, Eocene Amber) *†'' Palaeoscardiites'' Kusnezov, 1941 **†'' Palaeoscardiites mordvilkoi'' Kusnezov, 1941 *†'' Palaeotinea'' Kozlov, 1987 **†'' Palaeotinea rasnitsyni'' Kozlov, 1987 *†'' Paratriaxomasia'' Jarzembowski, 1980 **†'' Paratriaxomasia solentensis'' Jarzembowski, 1980 *†'' Proscardiites'' Kusnezov, 1941 **†'' Proscardiites martynovi'' Kusnezov, 1941 *†'' Pseudocephitinea'' Kozlov, 1987 **†'' Pseudocephitinea svetlanae'' Kozlov, 1987 (Russia, Eocene Amber) *†'' Scardiites'' Kusnezov, 1941 **†'' Scardiites meyricki'' Kusnezov, 1941 *†'' Simulotenia'' Skalski, 1977 **†'' Simulotenia intermedia'' Skalski, 1977 *†'' Tillyardinea'' Kusnezov, 1941 **†'' Tillyardinea eocaenica'' Kusnezov, 1941 *''
Tinea Dermatophytosis, also known as ringworm, is a fungal infection of the skin. Typically it results in a red, itchy, scaly, circular rash. Hair loss may occur in the area affected. Symptoms begin four to fourteen days after exposure. Multiple ar ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758 **†'' Tinea antique'' Rebel, 1822 *†'' Tineitella'' T. B. Fletcher, 1940 **†'' Tineitella crystalli'' Kawall, 1876 (originally in Tineites) **†'' Tineitella sucinacius'' Kozlov, 1987 (originally in Tineites) *†'' Tineolamima'' Rebel, 1934 **†'' Tineolamima aurella'' Rebel, 1934 *†'' Tineosemopsis'' Skalski, 1974 **†'' Tineosemopsis decurtatus'' Skalski, 1974


References

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Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae



A Caterpillar that Eats Tortoise Shells

Tineid of Korea(closed, 2005~2019.12.23)

Fauna Europaea


Further reading

;Key works *Dugdale, J.S., 1988. Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue and keys of family-group taxa. ''Fauna of New Zealand'', 14: 1–262. *Gaedike, R. 1983. Zur Kenntnis der paläarktischen Tineiden Die Gattung ''Infurcitinea'' Spuler, 1910 (Lepidoptera). ''Entomologische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden'', 46: 121–150. *Gaedike, R. 1985. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der paläarktischen Tineiden: Gattung'' Obesoceras'' Petersen, 1957 (Lepidoptera). ''Entomologische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden'', 48: 167–181. *Hinton, H.E. 1956. The larvae of the species of Tineidae of economic importance.'' Bulletin of Entomological Research'', 47: 251–346. *Leraut, P., 1985. Mise a jour de la liste des Tineides de la faune de France. ''Entomologica Gallica'', 1(4): 319–325. *Petersen, G. 1957–8. Die Genitalien der paläarktischen Tineiden. ''Beiträge zur Entomologie'', 7: 55–176, 338–380, 557–595; 8: 111–118, 398–430. *Robinson, G.S. 1979. Clothes-moths of the Tinea pellionella complex: a revision of the world's species (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). ''Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology'', 38: 57–128, figs 1–103. *Zagulajev, A.K. 1960. Tineidae; part 3 - subfamily Tineinae. n Russian.''Fauna SSSR'', 78: 1–267, 231 figs, 3 pls. ranslation, 1975, New Delhi.*Zagulajev, A.K. 1964. Tineidae; part 2 - subfamily Nemapogoninae. n Russian.''Fauna SSSR'', 86: 1–424, 385 figs, 1 pl. ranslation, 1968, Jerusalem.*Zagulajev, A.K. 1973. Tineidae; part 4 - subfamily Scardiinae. n Russian.''Fauna SSSR'', 104: 1–126, 99 figs, 2 pls. *Zagulajev, A.K. 1975. Tineidae; part 5 - subfamily Myrmecozelinae. n Russian.''Fauna SSSR'', 108: 1–426, 319 figs, 8 pls. ranslation, 1988, New Delhi.*Zagulajev, A.K. 1979. Tineidae; part 6 - subfamily Meessiinae. n Russian.''Fauna SSSR'', 119: 1–409. *Zagulajev A K. 1988 English translation (original 1975). ''Clothes Moths (Tineidae)'' (English translation of Nastoyaschie Moli (Tineidae)).Akademiya Nauk SSSr, Zoologicheskii Institut, New series No. 108


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