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Burrowing Webworm Moths
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Burrowing Webworm Moths

Acrolophinae

Acrolophinae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera. The subfamily comprises the burrowing webworm moths and tube moths and holds about 300 species in five genera, which occur in the wild only in the New World. It is closely related to the family Tineidae.

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5 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first

Grass Tubeworm Moths

genusAcrolophus

Amydria

genusAmydria

Exoncotis

genusExoncotis

Drastea

genusDrastea

Ptilopsaltis

genusPtilopsaltis

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