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Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths, & Allies
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 family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. Most of the tineid moths are small or medium-sized, with wings held roofwise over the body when at rest. They are particularly common in the Palaearctic, but many occur elsewhere, and some are found very widely as introduced species.
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. The most familiar members of the family are the clothes moths, which have adapted to feeding on stored fabrics and led to their reputation as a household pest. The most widespread of such species are the common clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella), the case-bearing clothes moth (Tinea pellionella), and the carpet moth (Trichophaga tapetzella); the brown-dotted clothes moth (Niditinea fuscella) despite its name, preferentially feeds on feathers in bird nests.
60 branches of this family, most-observed first
Burrowing Webworm Moths
subfamilyAcrolophinae
Tineinae
subfamilyTineinae
Hieroxestinae
subfamilyHieroxestinae
Nemapogoninae
subfamilyNemapogoninae
Tineidae clade a
subfamilyTineidae clade a
Perissomasticinae
subfamilyPerissomasticinae
Tineidae clade b
subfamilyTineidae clade b
Xylesthia
genusXylesthia
Erechthiinae
subfamilyErechthiinae
Scardiinae
subfamilyScardiinae
Myrmecozelinae
subfamilyMyrmecozelinae
Hapsiferinae
subfamilyHapsiferinae
Euplocaminae
subfamilyEuplocaminae
Moerarchis
genusMoerarchis
Diachorisia
genusDiachorisia
Philonome
genusPhilonome
Dyotopasta
genusDyotopasta
Lysiphragma
genusLysiphragma
Crassicornella
genusCrassicornella
Crypsitricha
genusCrypsitricha
Gerontha
genusGerontha
Neurothaumasia
genusNeurothaumasia
Setomorphinae
subfamilySetomorphinae
Psychoides
genusPsychoides
Sagephora
genusSagephora
Harmacloninae
subfamilyHarmacloninae
Eschatotypa
genusEschatotypa
Endophthora
genusEndophthora
Ceratuncus
genusCeratuncus
Metapherna
genusMetapherna
Archyala
genusArchyala
Tinissa
genusTinissa
Nemaxera
genusNemaxera
Prothinodes
genusProthinodes
Hypoplesia
genusHypoplesia
Trithamnora
genusTrithamnora
Metatinea
genusMetatinea
Muhabbetia
genusMuhabbetia
Thomintarra
genusThomintarra
Habrophila
genusHabrophila
Mimoscopa
genusMimoscopa
Thallostoma
genusThallostoma
Tenaga
genusTenaga
Craniosara
genusCraniosara
Trachycentra
genusTrachycentra
Mesopherna
genusMesopherna
Triaxomasia
genusTriaxomasia
Timaea
genusTimaea
Siloscinae
subfamilySiloscinae
Ectropoceros
genusEctropoceros
Novotinea
genusNovotinea
Tomara
genusTomara
Astrogenes
genusAstrogenes
Tephrosara
genusTephrosara
Protaphreutis
genusProtaphreutis
Eugennaea
genusEugennaea
Epactris
genusEpactris
Lepyrotica
genusLepyrotica
Ischnoscia
genusIschnoscia
Pararhodobates
genusPararhodobates
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 124262.