Tineidae
Tineid moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Superfamily: Tineoidea Family: Tineidae
Subfamilies
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Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera. Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. Tineoidea is the superfamily of Moths that includes clothes moths bagworms and relatives A moth is an Insect closely related to the Butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. The family contains approximately 3000 species. Most of the tineid moths are small or medium-sized, with wings held roofwise over the body at rest.

Tineids are unusual among Lepidoptera as the larvae of only a very small number of species feed on living plants, the majority feeding on fungi, lichens and detritus. A larva ( Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of Animal with indirect development, undergoing Metamorphosis (for example Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. A fungus (ˈfʌŋgəs is a eukaryotic Organism that is a member of the kingdom Fungi (ˈfʌndʒaɪ Lichens (ˈlaɪkən or /lɪtʃən/ are symbiotic associations of a Fungus (the mycobiont with a photosynthetic partner (the photobiont also known as In Biology, detritus is non-living particulate organic material (as opposed to dissolved organic material The most familiar members of the family are the clothes moths, which have adapted to feeding on stored fabrics. The most widespread species are the Common Clothes Moth (Tineola bisselliella) and the Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Tinea pellionella). "Carpet moth" redirects here This term is also used for several Geometer moths of the Subfamily Larentiinae called "carpets"

One remarkable genus is Ceratophaga, whose members feed exclusively on pure keratin in the form of the horns and hooves of dead mammals and even the shells of dead tortoises. Ceratophaga is a genus of Moths belonging to the family Tineidae. Keratins are a family of fibrous structural proteins; tough and insoluble they form the hard but nonmineralized structures found in Reptiles Birds Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Tortoises or land Turtles are land-dwelling Reptiles of the family of Testudinidae', order Testudines.

Distribution

• West Palaearctic including Russia

Systematics

• Dryadaulinae

• Brachydoxa
• Dryadaula

• Erechthiinae

• Anastathma
• Callicerastis
• Comodica
• Erechthias
• Mecomodica
• Petula
• Phthinocola
• Pisistrata
• Pontodryas
• Thuriostoma

• Euplocaminae

• Euplocamus

• Hapsiferinae

• Agorarcha
• Briaraula
• Callocosmeta
• Chrysocrata
• Cimitra
• Colobocrossa
• Cubitofusa
• Cynomastix
• Dasyses
• Hapsifera
• Hapsiferona
• Paraptica
• Parochmastis
• Phyciodyta
• Pitharcha
• Rhinophyllis
• Tiquadra
• Trachycentra
• Zygosignata

• Harmacloninae

• Harmaclona
• Micrerethista

• Hieroxestinae

• Amphixystis
• Archemitra
• Asymplecta
• Kermania
• Mitrogona
• Oinophila
• Opogona
• Phaeoses
• Phruriastis
• Wegneria

• Meessiinae

Afrocelestis Agnathosia Agoraula Augolychna Bathroxena Clinograptis Diachorisia Doleromorphia Drimylastis Emblematodes Epactris Eudarcia Galachrysis Homosetia Homostinea Hybroma Infurcitinea Ischnoscia

Isocorypha Karsholtia Leucomele Lichenotinea Matratinea Mea Meneessia Montetinea Nannotinea Novotinea Oenoe Oxylychna Pompostolella Protodarcia Stenoptinea Tenaga Trissochyta Xeringinia

• Myrmecozelinae

Ateliotum Analytarcha Anemallota Aphimallota Cephimallota Cephitinea Cinnerethica Coryptilum Dinica Euagophleps Exoplisis Gerontha Haplotinea Ippa Ischnuridia Janseana

Machaeropteris Mesopherna Metapherna Mimoscopa Moerarchis Myrmecozela Pachyarthra Pararhodobates Phthoropoea Platysceptra Propachyarthra Rhodobates Sarocrania Scalmatica Timaea Tineovertex Tracheloteina

• Nemapogoninae

• Archinemapogon
• Gaedikeia
• Hyladaula
• Nemapogon
• Nemaxera
• Neurothaumasia
• Peritrana
• Triaxomasia
• Triaxomera
• Vanna

• Perissomasticinae

• Cylicobathra
• Ectabola
• Edosa
• Hyperbola
• Neoepiscardia
• Perissomastix
• Phalloscardia
• Theatrochora

• Scardiinae

• Afroscardia
• Amorophaga
• Bythocrates
• Cnismorectis
• Coniastis
• Cranaodes
• Daviscardia
• Diataga
• Dorata

• Setomorphinae

• Lindera
• Prosetomorpha
• Setomorpha

• Siloscinae

• Autochthonus
• Organodesma
• Silosca

• Stathmopolitinae

• Stathmopolitis

• Teichobiinae

• Dinochora
• Ectropoceros
• Psychoides

• Tineinae

Acridotarsa Anomalotinea Asymphyla Ceratobia Ceratophaga Ceratuncus Crypsithyris Crypsithyrodes Eccritothrix Elatobia Enargocrasis Graphicoptila Hippiochaetes Kangerosithyris Lipomerinx Metatinea Miramonopis Monopis Nearolyma

Niditinea Ocnophilella Phereoeca Praeacedes Pringleophaga Proterodesma Proterospastis Reisserita Stemagoris Tetrapalpus Thomintarra Tinea Tinemelitta Tineola Tineomigma Trichophaga Tryptodema Wyoma Xerantica

• incertae sedis

Acanthocheira Acritotilpha Afghanotinea Amathyntis Ancystrocheira Antigambra Antipolistes Antitinea Apreta Archyala Argyrocorys Astrogenes Axiagasta Barymochtha Basanasca Bascantis Brithyceros Catalectis Catapsilothrix Cataxipha Catazetema Cervaria Chionoreas Clepticodes Colpocrita Compsocrita Contralissa Cosmeombra Cryphiotechna Crypsitricha Cubotinea Cycloponympha Dasmomorpha Dicanica Dolerothera

Drastea Drosica Dyotopasta Ecpeptamena Ellochotis Endeixis Endophthora Endromarmata Ephedroxena Episyrta Eremicola Eretmobela Eriozancla Erysimaga Eschatotypa Eucrotala Eugennaea Euprora Exonomasis Glaucostolella Gourbia Graphidivalva Habrophila Hapalothyma Harmotona Hecatompeda Heloscopa Heterostasis Hilaroptera Histiovalva Homalopsycha Homodoxus Hoplocentra Hyalaula Hypoplesia

Leptonoma Lepyrotica Leucophasma Liopycnas Lithopsaestis Lysiphragma Lysitona Marmaroxena Melodryas Merunympha Miarotagmata Minicorona Monachoptilas Mythoplastis Nesophylacella Nictocyrmata Nonischnoscia Nothogenes Ochetoxena Ogmocoma Orocrypsona Otochares Oxymachaeris Pachydyta Panthytarcha Pedaliotis Pelecystola Peristactis Pezetaera Philagraulella Phryganeopsis Plaesiostola Plemyristis Polypsecta Probatostola

Proboloptila Protagophleps Protaphreutis Prothinodes Psecadioides Pyloetis Randominta Ranohira Rungsiodes Sagephora Scardia Sciomystis Setiarcha Stryphnodes Syncraternis Syngeneta Syrmologa Taeniodictys Tephrosara Tetanostola Thallostoma Thisizima Thomictis Thyrsochares Tomara Trachyrrhopala Trachytyla Transmixta Trichearias Trierostola Trithamnora Xylesthia Xystrologa Zonochares Zymologa

References

• Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
• Common Clothes Moth
• A Caterpillar that Eats Tortoise Shells

Ceratophaga is a genus of Moths belonging to the family Tineidae. Phereoeca is a genus of Moths belonging to the family Tineidae. Incertae sedis ( Latin for "of uncertain placement" abbreviated "inc Drastea is a genus of Moths in the Acrolophidae family The genus consists of only one species Drastea mexica. Ranohira is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ihosy, which is a part of Ihorombe Region in Fianarantsoa

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