Superfamily

Pterophoroidea (Plume moths and allies)

Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla. Photo: (c) C. Mallory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assemblage called “Microlepidoptera”.

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Subtaxa

Where in Humboldt



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