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Taxonomy
The Series Gracillariiformes is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (5): Amphitheridae · Bucculatrigidae · Douglasiidae · Gracillariidae · Schreckensteiniidae
Families
Amphitheridae
Bucculatrigidae
Douglasiidae
The small family Douglasiidae includes several species of moths whose adults are collectively called Douglas moths and whose larvae are leaf miners. The largest genus in the family is Tinagma. [more]
Gracillariidae
Schreckensteiniidae
Schreckensteinioidea is a in the insect order Lepidoptera containing a single family, Schreckensteiniidae, or "bristle-legged moths", because of the stout spines on the hindlegs. The relationships of this family within the group Apoditrysia[1] are currently uncertain. One of the species, the Blackberry Skeletonizer Schreckensteinia festaliella, is widespread and common across Europe and has been introduced as a biological control to Hawaii, whilst three species of Corsocasis occur in South East Asia (Dugdale et al., 1999). [more]
At least 13 species and subspecies belong to the Family Schreckensteiniidae.
More info about the Family Schreckensteiniidae may be found here.
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