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A Key to the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera
with special reference to North and South Dakota
9b (9a)
Forewings with tufts of metallic scales, without branched veins beyond
discal cell.
Superfamily Yponomeutoidea (part). |
| Family Heliodinidae, Sun
moths. At least 16 genera and 70 species world wide with another 20 or
so additional mono-basic genera that have been assigned here by
various authors. Seven genera and 31 species are known from North
America. See also couplet 10d. |
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Lithariapteryx abroniaeella Chambers, head (left),
habitus (right). |
9b' Forewings without tufts of
metallic scales, Rs branches from a common stem.
Superfamily Gracillarioidea (part) |
The Family Douglasiidae includes 25 species world wide and
five species in North America.
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