Pterolonchidae
| Pterolonchidae | |
|---|---|
| Homaledra heptathalama is sometimes known as the "exclamation moth" - see the wing pattern | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
| Clade: | Eulepidoptera |
| Clade: | Ditrysia |
| Clade: | Apoditrysia |
| Superfamily: | Gelechioidea |
| Family: | Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918 ex. T.B. Fletcher, 1929 |
| Synonyms | |
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Pterolonchidae is a small family of very small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. There are species native to every continent except Australia and Antarctica.