Nepticulidae

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:adultActivity mainly nocturnal
gptkbp:adultColor very small
gptkbp:averageWingspan 3–10 mm
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:commonName pigmy moths
gptkbp:conservationStatus not globally threatened
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Stainton
gptkbp:describedYear 1854
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:economicImportance some species are minor pests
gptkbp:habitat various, often associated with host plants
gptkbp:hostPlant various dicotyledonous plants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nepticulidae
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalHostPlant leaf miners
mines leaves
gptkbp:laysEggs on leaves of host plants
gptkbp:lifeStage gptkb:meat
adult
larva
pupa
gptkbp:morphologicalType small size
fringed wings
narrow wings
reduced wing venation
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Acalyptris
gptkb:Bohemannia
gptkb:Ectoedemia
gptkb:Enteucha
gptkb:Fomoria
gptkb:Parafomoria
gptkb:Pectinivalva
gptkb:Roscidotoga
gptkb:Simplimorpha
gptkb:Stigmella
gptkb:Trifurcula
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Ectoedemia_argyropeza
gptkb:Stigmella_aurella
gptkb:Stigmella_malella
gptkb:Trifurcula_immundella
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 800
gptkbp:order gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:phylogeneticPosition closely related to Opostegidae
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:pupalSite in soil or leaf litter
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Glossata
gptkbp:superfamily gptkb:Nepticuloidea
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:family
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Nepticula
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5