Pterolonchidae
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Pterolonchidae is a small family
Family (biology)
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 of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

s in the superfamily
Taxonomic rank
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 Gelechioidea
Gelechioidea
| name = Curved-horn moths| image = Xylorycta assimilis.jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult Xylorycta assimilis of the Xyloryctidae, photographed in Aranda Note prominent "horns" and long antennae| regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda...

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Genera
Genera
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 of Pterolonchidae include:
  • Phthinostoma Meyrick, 1914
  • Pterolonche Zeller, 1847
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