Lyonetiidae is a family 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. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan

Wingspan

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 rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen

Abdomen

In vertebrates such as mammals the abdomen constitutes the part of the body between the thorax and pelvis. The region enclosed by the abdomen is termed the abdominal cavity...

, often have pointed apices noticeably up- or down-turned. The larva

Larva

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e are leaf miner

Leaf miner

Leaf miner is a term used to describe the larvae of many different species of insect which live in and eat the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining insects are moths , sawflies and flies , though some beetles and wasps also exhibit this behavior.Like Woodboring beetles, leaf...

s.

The families Bucculatricidae

Bucculatricidae

Bucculatricidae or is a family of moths. This small family has representatives in all parts of the world. Some authors place the group as a subfamily of the family Lyonetiidae....

 and Bedelliidae

Bedelliidae

Bedelliidae is a small family of small, narrow-winged moths; most authorities recognize just a single genus, Bedellia, previously included in the family Lyonetiidae. The family is still included in the Lyonetiidae as the subfamily Bedelliinae by some authors.-Species:-External links:* U.S.A. *...

 are sometimes considered a subfamily of Lyonetiidae.

Genera

• Acanthocnemes
  Acanthocnemes
  Acanthocnemes is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.-External links:*...
  
  
• Arctocoma
• Atalopsycha
• Busckia
• Cateristis
• Chrysolytis
  Chrysolytis
  Chrysolytis is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.-External links:*...
  
  
• Cladarodes
• Compsoschema
• Copobathra
  Copobathra
  Copobathra is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.-External links:*...
  
  
• Crobylophora
  Crobylophora
  Crobylophora is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.-Selected Species:*Crobylophora chrysidiella Meyrick, 1880 *Crobylophora daricella Meyrick, 1881*Crobylophora metallifera...
  
  
• Cycloponympha
  Cycloponympha
  Cycloponympha are a genus of insect, belonging to the family Tineidae or Lyonetiidae.-Species:*Cycloponympha hermione Meyrick, 1921*Cycloponympha julia Meyrick, 1913*Cycloponympha perspicua Meyrick, 1913...
  
  

• Daulocoma
• Diplothectis
• Erioptris
• Eulyonetia
  Eulyonetia
  Eulyonetia is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.-External links:*...
  
  
• Exegetia
  Exegetia
  Exegetia is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.-External links:*...
  
  
• Hierocrobyla
• Leioprora
• Leucoedemia
• Leucoptera
  Leucoptera (moth)
  Leucoptera is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae. Its members are leaf borers many of which can cause severe damage to plant crops, such as coffee or apples.-Selected Species:*Leucoptera aceris...
  
  
• Lyonetia
  Lyonetia
  Lyonetia is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.-Species:* Lyonetia alniella Chambers, 1875* Lyonetia anthemopa Meyrick, 1936* Lyonetia bakuchia Kuroko, 1964* Lyonetia boehmeriella Kuroko, 1964...
  
  
• Micropostega
  Micropostega
  Micropostega is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.-External links:*...
  
  

• Microthauma
  Microthauma
  Microthauma is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.-Species:* Microthauma glycinella Kuroko, 1964* Microthauma lespedezella Seksjaeva, 1990...
  
  
• Orochion
• Otoptris
• Petasobathra
  Petasobathra
  Petasobathra is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.-Species:*Petasobathra sirina Meyrick, 1915*Petasobathra ishnophaea -External links:*...
  
  
• Philonome
  Philonome
  Philonome is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.-Species:*Philonome albella *Philonome clemensella Chambers, 1874*Philonome luteella -External links:*...
  
  
• Phyllobrostis
  Phyllobrostis
  Phyllobrostis is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.-Species:*eremitella-group** Phyllobrostis eremitella De Joannis, 1912** Phyllobrostis tephroleuca ** Phyllobrostis calcaria Meyrick, 1911...
  
  
• Platacmaea
  Platacmaea
  Platacmaea is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.-External links:*...
  
  
• †Prolyonetia
  Prolyonetia
  Prolyonetia is an extinct genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae. The single species Prolyonetia cockerelli Kusnetzov , 1941, has been described from Baltic amber.-External links:*...
  
  
• Prytaneutis
  Prytaneutis
  Prytaneutis is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.-External links:*...
  
  
• Stegommata
  Stegommata
  Stegommata is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.-Species:*Stegommata hesperias Meyrick, 1893 *Stegommata leptomitella Meyrick, 1880 *Stegommata sulfuratella Meyrick, 1880 -External links:*...
  
  
• Taeniodictys
  Taeniodictys
  Taeniodictys is a genus of moths, belonging to the Lyonetiidae family. It contains only one species, Taeniodictys sericella, which is found in Puerto Rico.Larvae have been recorded feeding on detritus in the nest of Polistes crinitus....