Bedelliidae is a small

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

of small, narrow-winged

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s; most authorities recognize just a single genus, ''Bedellia'', previously included in the family

Lyonetiidae Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with around 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 G ...

. The family is still included in the

as the subfamily Bedelliinae by some authors.

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Microleps
U.S.A. (Nearctic)

Images of imagines, larva and pupa Moth genera Taxa named by Henry Tibbats Stainton {{Yponomeutoidea-stub