Microlepidoptera

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Microlepidoptera

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	informal group
gptkbp:characteristic	small body size fringed wings narrow wings diverse larval habits often overlooked due to size important in ecosystems as pollinators and herbivores
gptkbp:characterizedBy	small size
gptkbp:commonName	micro-moths
gptkbp:contrastsWith	gptkb:Macrolepidoptera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Microlepidoptera
gptkbp:includes	gptkb:Adelidae gptkb:Alucitidae gptkb:Bucculatricidae gptkb:Coleophoridae gptkb:Elachistidae gptkb:Gelechiidae gptkb:Gracillariidae gptkb:Nepticulidae gptkb:Oecophoridae gptkb:Plutellidae gptkb:Pterophoridae gptkb:Pyralidae gptkb:Sesiidae gptkb:Tineidae gptkb:Tortricidae gptkb:Yponomeutidae gptkb:Ypsolophidae gptkb:Zygaenidae gptkb:Cosmopterigidae gptkb:Choreutidae gptkb:Depressariidae gptkb:Gelechioidea gptkb:Autostichidae gptkb:Bedelliidae gptkb:Douglasiidae gptkb:Glyphipterigidae gptkb:Incurvariidae gptkb:Lyonetiidae gptkb:Megalopygidae gptkb:Opostegidae gptkb:Prodoxidae gptkb:Scythrididae gptkb:Stathmopodidae gptkb:Tineoidea gptkb:Xyloryctidae Agonoxenidae Batrachedridae Blastobasidae Epermeniidae Ethmiidae Heliodinidae Lecithoceridae Momphidae Psychidae Pterolonchidae Tischeriidae many families of moths
gptkbp:notTaxonomicallyRanked	true
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:refersTo	small moths
gptkbp:studiedBy	microlepidopterists
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Exotic_Microlepidoptera gptkb:The_Natural_History_of_the_Tineina
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8