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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).
Broad winged moths, hind tibiae with dorsal hair tuft at base.
Superfamily Urodidae |
| Family Urodidae. Male with
lamellate antennae and a costal hair pencil on the hw. More than 60
species world wide. One of the two North American species is a recent
introduction. |
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Urodes parvula (Henry Edwards) Photo courtesy of
Jim VargoÓ. |
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10g'
Narrow winged moths, hind tibiae with dorsal spines. Superfamily
Schreckensteinioidea |
| Family Schreckensteiniidae.
Ocelli absent, vertex smooth scales. Presence of hind tibial spines is
distinctive. The single known genus contains five species, three
of which occur in North America. |
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Schreckensteinia festaliella Hübner,
habitus (left), hind tibia showing spines (right). |
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