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A Key to the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera
with special reference to North and South Dakota
9c (9a)
Hind tibiae hairy on dorsal surface, if eye cap present, then fw with a vein
running
to apex. Vertex usually with erect vestiture.
Superfamily Yponomeutoidea (part). |
Family
Lyonetiidae includes 209 species worldwide and 22
in North America. These moths often have metallic fw scale patches or an eye
cap, or both. Fw with attenuate apex supported by an Rs vein. |
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Family
Bedelliidae includes 18 species in a single genus,
two occur in North America. These are somber colored moths lacking and eye
cap, possessing erect vestiture on the vertex, and in the fws, a vein does not run to the apex. |
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9c' Hind tibiae smooth scaled on
dorsal surface; if hairy, then eye cap present and fw with a
stalked vein terminating above and below apex.
Vertex with vestiture flattened or erect.
(See also 9c"). Superfamily Gracillarioidea
(part). |
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Family
Gracillariidae with about 2000
species worldwide and 271 in North America. These moths have the tibiae
smooth scaled on dorsal surface, lack an eye cap and most often have the
vertex smooth scaled. |
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Caloptilia negundella (Chambers), |
| Family Bucculatricidae
includes about 250 species worldwide and 98 in North America. These moths
possess dorsal hair on the hind tibiae, an eye cap, and usually the vertex
is rough scaled.
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9c" Hind tibiae smooth scaled on
dorsal surface, eye cap absent, fw with a stalked vein
terminating above and below apex. Vertex with
flattened vestiture (except one South
American genus). Superfamily Incurvaroidea
(part). |
| Family Heliozelidae
number approximately 100 species in 12 genera world wide and 30 species in
three genera from North America. |
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