Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
Opostegidae or "white eyecap moths" is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera that is characterised by particularly large eyecaps over the compound eyes. Opostegidae are most diverse in the New World tropics.
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The length of the forewings is 3.1-4.4mm. Adults have been collected from mid-June to early August.
The larvae feed on Ribes grossularia, Ribes nigrum and Ribes sativum. They mine under the bark in the cambial cylinder of both new spring shoots and canes from the previous seasons growth. The mine is a slender, linear tunnel that normally curves at both upper and lower ends to form a narrow ellipse. When the larva completes a circle, it normally re-invades the initial mine and continues feeding and enlarging it.
After dropping to the ground, the larva eventually constructs a flattened, oval, densely woven, cream to brown cocoon in the upper soil layer. The pupal stage may last about 2–3 weeks.
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Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World. The Thaumetopoeidae are sometimes included here as a subfamily.
Stigmella xystodes is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from the Oriental region to the Near East, North Africa and the Canary Islands.
Stigmella castanopsiella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is only known from Honshū and Kyushu in Japan, but is probably also present in China.
Ectoedemia intimella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family which is found in Europe. It flies in June and July and the larva mine the leaves of willows from July to November.
Stigmella hakekeae is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in New Zealand.
Stigmella kaimanua is a moth of the Nepticulidae family which is endemic to New Zealand.
Stigmella progonopis is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in New Zealand.
Trifurcula josefklimeschi is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found south of the line running from France to the Czech Republic and Ukraine.
Paralopostega callosa is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1921. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu, where it is thought to be widespread in the Koʻolau Range.
Paralopostega maculata is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Molokai.
Opostegoides minodensis is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is found in Japan.
Fomoria pteliaeella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Kentucky and Ohio in the United States.
Aspilapteryx limosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. It is also found in central and southern Russia.
Caloptilia octopunctata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia.
Eucosmophora pithecollobiae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Belize and from Florida in the United States.
Trifurcula victoris is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is only known from the extremely dry region in the southeast part of the Province of Almería in Spain.
Trifurcula coronillae is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found along the Mediterranean coast of Spain, but probably has a wider range.
Stigmella birgittae is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Gustafsson in 1985. It is known from Gambia, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Ectoedemia hypericella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1925. It is known from North America, including Ohio.
Tosca plutonella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1920. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Mexico.
