Lyonetiidae 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 ...

s with some 200 described species. These are small, slender moths, the

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ...

rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and

abdomen The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the tors ...

, often have pointed apices noticeably up- or down-turned. 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. Th ...

e are

leaf miner A leaf miner is any one of numerous species of insects in which the larval stage lives in, and eats, the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining insects are moths ( Lepidoptera), sawflies (Symphyta, the mother clade of wasp ...

s. The families

Bucculatricidae Bucculatricidae or (Bucculatrigidae) is a family of moths. This small family has representatives in all parts of the world. Some authors place the group as a subfamily of the family Lyonetiidae. Adults of this family are easily overlooked, bein ...

and Bedelliidae are sometimes considered subfamilies of Lyonetiidae.

Genera

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Acanthocnemes ''Acanthocnemes'' is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae 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 b ...

'' *'' Arctocoma'' *'' Atalopsycha'' *'' Busckia'' *'' Cateristis'' *''

Chrysolytis ''Chrysolytis'' is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae 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 bac ...

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Cladarodes 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 ap ...

'' *'' Compsoschema'' *''

Copobathra ''Copobathra'' is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae 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 backw ...

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Crobylophora ''Crobylophora'' is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae 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 ba ...

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Cycloponympha ''Cycloponympha'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. or Lyonetiidae.Afro Moths

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Diplothectis 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 ap ...

'' *'' Erioptris'' *'' Eulyonetia'' *''

Exegetia ''Exegetia'' is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae 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 backwar ...

'' *'' Hierocrobyla'' *'' Leioprora'' *'' Leucoedemia'' *'' Leucoptera'' *''

Lyonetia ''Lyonetia'' is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae. Species * '' Lyonetia alniella'' Chambers, 1875 * '' Lyonetia anthemopa'' Meyrick, 1936 * '' Lyonetia bakuchia'' Kuroko, 1964 * ''Lyonetia boehmeriella'' Kuroko, 1964 * '' Lyonetia ...

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Micropostega ''Micropostega'' is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae 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 b ...

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Microthauma ''Microthauma'' is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae 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 back ...

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Orochion 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 api ...

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Otoptris 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 api ...

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Petasobathra ''Petasobathra'' is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae 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 ba ...

'' *'' Phyllobrostis'' *''

Platacmaea ''Platacmaea'' is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae 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 back ...

'' *†'' Prolyonetia'' *''

Prytaneutis ''Prytaneutis'' is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae. This genus is allied to Lyonetia which, however, has the antennae always longer than the forewings. The only species in this genus is ''Prytaneutis clavigera'' Meyrick, 1911 that is ...

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Stegommata ''Stegommata'' is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae. Species *''Stegommata hesperias'' Meyrick, 1893 *''Stegommata leptomitella'' Meyrick, 1880 *''Stegommata sulfuratella'' Meyrick, 1880 External linksButterflies and Moths of the ...

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Taeniodictys ''Taeniodictys'' is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the family (biology), family Lyonetiidae described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1933. It contains only one species, ''Taeniodictys sericella'', described by the same author in ...

References

Natural History Museum genus database
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