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A Key to the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera
with special reference to North and South Dakota
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10g (10f).
Wings lanceolate, hind tibiae with stiffened bristles. Superfamily
Epermenioidea |
| Family Epermeniidae have black scale
tufts along the inner margin of the fws, head smooth scaled, hind tibiae
with bristle-like scales, ocelli are absent. There are 83 species
world wide, 11 species in 3 genera occur in North America.
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Ochromolopis ramapoella (Kearfott). |
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10g' Wings
broader, hind tibiae with long loose hair. Superfamily
Copromorphoidea. |
The two doubtfully
distinct families of Copromorphoidea are separated below.
| Family Copromorphidae. Ocelli
present, fws with at least one stalked vein from discal cell, hws with 3
medius veins reaching outer margin. More than 40 species world wide, 5
in North America. |
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cf Lotisma trigonana (Walsingham)
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| Family Carposinidae. Ocelli
absent, fws with all veins arising from discal cell, hws with at least one
medius vein missing. World wide more than 270 species, 11 species and
3 genera in North America. |
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Bondia comanana (Kearfott) image courtesy of Jim
VargoÓ |
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