The Perissomasticinae are a
subfamily
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of
moth
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of the
family
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Tineidae
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.
They mostly have glossy, uniformly coloured or bicoulourd forewings and short labial palps.
[Holloway, Kibby & Peggie, 2001. The families of Malesian Moths and Butterflies, Vol.3. - Fauna Malesiana Handbooks - Brill.]
Genera
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Cylicobathra''
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Ectabola
''Ectabola'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae.
References
Tineidae
Tineidae genera
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Edosa''
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Hyperbola
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Neoepiscardia''
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Perissomastix''
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Phalloscardia''
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Theatrochora''
References
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