Tineidae Latreille, 1810 Family
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Tineidae is a rather large, cosmopolitan family, in which nearly 2,400 species have been described (van Nieukerken E. J., Kaila L., Kitching I. J., Kristensen N. P. (...) Yakovlev R. V., Zolotuhin V. V. & Zwick A. 2011: 213). Unlike most of the other Lepidoptera larvae they do not consume live plant material, but feed on detritus, fungi, lichen or keratine.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tineidae
- Vernacular names
- Echte motten (NL), Clothes moths (EN), Echte Motten (DE)
- Species in Belgium
- 38
Direct lower taxa
Show Hide subfamily-group names (7)
| Seq. # | Name | Vernacular names |
|---|---|---|
| 170010 |
Euplocaminae Walsingham, 1891 |
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| 170020 |
Teichobiinae Heinemann, 1870 |
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| 170030 |
Perissomasticinae Gozmány, 1965 |
|
| 170040 |
Nemapogoninae Hinton, 1955 |
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| 170050 |
Tineinae Latreille, 1910 |
|
| 170060 |
Hieroxestinae Meyrick, 1893 |
|
| 170070 |
Scardiinae Eyer, 1924 |
Species in Belgium
