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Pterophoroidea

insect superfamily
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  • Longwing
    Lepidoptera
    / Annotated classification

    Superfamily Pterophoroidea Almost 1,000 species in 1 family. Family Pterophoridae (plume moths) Almost 1,000 mainly tropical species; adults with very long, slender legs and bodies, the wings usually deeply cleft into plumes; larvae spin webs on and eat the leaves of various plants or bore into…

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    Superfamily Pterophoroidea Almost 1,000 species in 1 family. Family Pterophoridae (plume moths) Almost 1,000 mainly tropical species; adults with very long, slender legs and bodies, the wings usually deeply cleft into plumes; larvae spin webs on and eat the leaves of various plants or bore into…

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