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Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. Most of the tineid moths are small or medium-sized, with wings held roofwise over the body when at rest. They are particularly common in the Palaearctic, but many occur elsewhere, and some are found very widely as introduced species.
Tinea pellionella, the case-bearing clothes moth, is a species of tineoid moth in the family Tineidae, the fungus moths. This species has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring nearly worldwide.
Pontodryas is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
Chrysocrata is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae that is found in Madagascar.
Cimitra is a genus of moths belonging to the family of Tineidae. Most species of this genus are found in Africa but Cimitra sechusella Walker, 1864 is found in Southeast Asia.
Agnathosia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
Timaea is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
Coryptilum is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.
Nemaxera is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Nemapogoninae. The genus is considered monotypic, with the single species Nemaxera betulinella placed here.
Neurothaumasia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
Graphicoptila is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
Kangerosithyris is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
Miramonopis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
Stemagoris is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
Tineomigma is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
Apreta is a moth genus, belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Apreta paradoxella, which is found in California.
Cervaria is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Cervaria xylinella, which is found in India. Both the genus and species were described by Francis Walker in 1866.
Cycloponympha is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. or Lyonetiidae.
Graphidivalva is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Graphidivalva genitalis, which is found in South Africa.
Karsholtia is a genus of moths of the family Tineidae. The genus contains the single species Karsholtia marianii. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, France and on Sicily.
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