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 w ...

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

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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 torso. ...

, often have pointed

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noticeably up- or down-turned. The

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e are

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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

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are sometimes considered subfamilies of Lyonetiidae.

Genera

*'' Acanthocnemes'' *''

Arctocoma 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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Atalopsycha 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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Busckia 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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Cateristis 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 ...

'' *'' Chrysolytis'' *''

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 api ...

'' *'' Compsoschema'' *'' Copobathra'' *'' Crobylophora'' *''

Cycloponympha ''Cycloponympha'' 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 fami ...

'' *'' Daulocoma'' *''

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 api ...

'' *'' Erioptris'' *'' Eulyonetia'' *'' Exegetia'' *'' 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 * '' Lyoneti ...

'' *'' Micropostega'' *'' Microthauma'' *'' Orochion'' *'' Otoptris'' *'' Petasobathra'' *'' Phyllobrostis'' *'' Platacmaea'' *†''

Prolyonetia ''Prolyonetia'' is an extinct genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae. The single species ''Prolyonetia cockerelli'' Kusnetzov, 1941, has been described from Baltic amber The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, c ...

'' *'' Prytaneutis'' *'' Stegommata'' *'' Taeniodictys''

References

Natural History Museum genus database
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