Tineidae
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.
Tineids are unusual among Lepidoptera as the larvae of only a very small number of species feed on living plants, the majority feeding on fungi, lichens, and detritus. The most familiar members of the family are the clothes moths, which have adapted to feeding on stored fabrics and led to their reputation as a household pest. The most widespread of such species are the common clothes moth, the case-bearing clothes moth, and the carpet moth ; the brown-dotted clothes moth despite its name, preferentially feeds on feathers in bird nests.
One remarkable genus is Ceratophaga, whose members feed exclusively on pure keratin in the form of the horns and hooves of dead mammals and even the shells of dead tortoises.
Systematics
Subfamilies and notable genera
Some species also are listed; for others see genus accounts.Dryadaulinae
- Brachydoxa
- Dryadaula Meyrick, 1893
- Anastathma
- Callicerastis
- Comodica
- Erechthias Meyrick, 1880
- Mecomodica
- Petula
- Phthinocola
- Pisistrata
- Pontodryas
- Thuriostoma
- Euplocamus Latreille, 1809
- Agorarcha
- Briaraula
- Callocosmeta
- Chrysocrata
- Cimitra
- Colobocrossa
- Cubitofusa
- Cynomastix
- Dasyses
- Hapsifera
- Hapsiferona
- Paraptica
- Parochmastis
- Phyciodyta
- Pitharcha
- Rhinophyllis
- Tiquadra
- Trachycentra
- Zygosignata
- Harmaclona
- Micrerethista
Meessiinae
- Afrocelestis
- Agnathosia
- Agoraula
- Augolychna
- Bathroxena
- Clinograptis
- Diachorisia
- Doleromorphia
- Drimylastis
- Emblematodes
- Epactris
- Eudarcia
- Galachrysis
- Homosetia
- Homostinea
- Hybroma
- Infurcitinea
- Ischnoscia
- Isocorypha
- Leucomele
- Lichenotinea
- Matratinea
- Mea
- Meneessia
- Montetinea
- Nannotinea
- Novotinea
- Oenoe
- Oxylychna
- Pompostolella
- Protodarcia
- Stenoptinea
- Tenaga
- Trissochyta
- Unilepidotricha
- Xeringinia
Myrmecozelinae
- Ateliotum
- Analytarcha
- Cephimallota
- * syn. Anemallota
- * syn. Aphimallota
- * syn. Cephitinea
- Cinnerethica
- Contralissa
- Coryptilum
- Criticonoma
- Dicanica
- Dinica
- Drosica
- Ellochotis
- Endromarmata
- Euagophleps
- Exoplisis
- Gerontha
- Haplotinea
- Ippa
- Ischnuridia
- Janseana
- Machaeropteris
- Mesopherna
- Metapherna
- Mimoscopa
- Moerarchis
- Myrmecozela
- Pachyarthra
- Pararhodobates
- Phthoropoea
- Platysceptra
- Propachyarthra
- Rhodobates
- Sarocrania
- Scalmatica
- Timaea
- Tineovertex
- Tracheloteina
Nemapogoninae
- Archinemapogon
- Gaedikeia
- Hyladaula
- Nemapogon
- Nemaxera
- Neurothaumasia
- Peritrana
- Triaxomasia
- Triaxomera
- Vanna
- Cylicobathra
- Ectabola
- Edosa
- Hyperbola
- Neoepiscardia
- Perissomastix
- Phalloscardia
- Sphallesthasis Gozmány, 1959
- Theatrochora
- Afroscardia
- Amorophaga
- Archyala Meyrick, 1889
- Bythocrates
- Cnismorectis
- Coniastis
- Cranaodes
- Daviscardia
- Diataga
- Dorata
- Hilaroptera Gozmány, 1969
- Leptozancla Meyrick, 1920
- Montescardia
- Morophaga Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
- Pelecystola Meyrick, 1920
- Scardia
- Scardiella
- Semeoloncha Gozmány, 1968
- Tinissa Walker, 1864
- Trigonarchis
- Vespitinea
- Lindera
- Prosetomorpha
- Setomorpha
- Autochthonus Walsingham, 1891
- Organodesma Gozmány, 1965
- Silosca Gozmány, 1965
- Stathmopolitis
- Dinochora
- Ectropoceros
- Psychoides
Tineinae
- Acridotarsa
- Anomalotinea
- Asymphyla
- Ceratobia
- Ceratophaga
- Ceratuncus
- Crypsithyris
- Crypsithyrodes
- Eccritothrix
- Elatobia
- Enargocrasis
- Eremicola
- Graphicoptila
- Hippiochaetes
- Kangerosithyris
- Lipomerinx
- Metatinea
- Miramonopis
- Monopis
- Nearolyma
- Niditinea
- Ocnophilella
- Phereoeca
- Praeacedes
- Pringleophaga
- Proterodesma
- Proterospastis
- Reisserita
- Stemagoris
- Tetrapalpus
- Thomintarra
- Tinea
- Tinemelitta
- Tineola
- Tineomigma
- Trichophaga
- Tryptodema
- Wyoma
- Xerantica
Genera ''incertae sedis''
These fungus moths have not been assigned to a subfamily with a reasonable amount of certainty:- Acanthocheira
- Acritotilpha
- Afghanotinea
- Amathyntis
- Ancystrocheira
- Antigambra
- Antipolistes
- Apreta
- Archyala
- Argyrocorys
- Astrogenes
- Axiagasta
- Barymochtha
- Basanasca
- Bascantis
- Brithyceros
- Catalectis
- Catapsilothrix
- Cataxipha
- Catazetema
- Cervaria
- Chionoreas
- Clepticodes
- Colpocrita
- Compsocrita
- Cosmeombra
- Cryphiotechna
- Crypsitricha
- Cubotinea
- Cycloponympha
- Dasmophora
- Dolerothera
- Drastea
- Dyotopasta
- Ecpeptamena
- Endeixis
- Endophthora
- Ephedroxena
- Episyrta
- Eriozancla
- Erysimaga
- Eschatotypa
- Eucrotala
- Eugennaea
- Euprora
- Exonomasis
- Glaucostolella
- Gourbia
- Graphidivalva
- Habrophila
- Hapalothyma
- Harmotona
- Hecatompeda
- Heloscopa
- Heterostasis
- Hilaroptera
- Histiovalva
- Homalopsycha
- Homodoxus
- Hoplocentra
- Hyalaula
- Hypoplesia
- Leptonoma
- Lepyrotica
- Leucophasma
- Liopycnas
- Lithopsaestis
- Lysiphragma
- Lysitona
- Marmaroxena
- Melodryas
- Merunympha
- Miarotagmata
- Minicorona
- Monachoptilas
- Mythoplastis
- Nesophylacella
- Nonischnoscia
- Nothogenes
- Nyctocyrmata
- Ochetoxena
- Ogmocoma
- Orocrypsona
- Otochares
- Oxymachaeris
- Pachydyta
- Panthytarcha
- Pedaliotis
- Pelecystola
- Peristactis
- Petasactis
- Pezetaera
- Philagraulella
- Phryganeopsis
- Plaesiostola
- Plemyristis
- Polypsecta
- Probatostola
- Proboloptila
- Protagophleps
- Protaphreutis
- Prothinodes
- Psecadioides
- Pyloetis
- Randominta
- Ranohira
- Rungsiodes
- Sagephora
- Scardia
- Sciomystis
- Setiarcha
- Sphecioses
- Stryphnodes
- Syncraternis
- Syngeneta
- Syrmologa
- Taeniodictys
- Tephrosara
- Tetanostola
- Thallostoma
- Thisizima
- Thomictis
- Thyrsochares
- Tomara
- Trachyrrhopala
- Trachytyla
- Transmixta
- Trichearias
- Trierostola
- Trithamnora
- Xylesthia
- Xystrologa
- Zonochares
- Zymologa
Fossil record
- †Architinea Rebel, 1934
- *†Architinea balticella Rebel, 1934
- *†Architinea sepositella Rebel, 1934
- †Dysmasiites Kusnezov, 1941
- *†Dysmasiites carpenteri Kusnezov, 1941
- †Electromeessia Kozlov, 1987
- *†Electromeessia zagulijaevi Kozlov, 1987
- †Glessoscardia Kusnezov, 1941
- *†Glessoscardia gerasimovi Kusnezov, 1941
- †Martynea Kusnezov, 1941
- *†Martynea rebeli Kusnezov, 1941
- †Monopibaltia Skalski, 1974
- *†Monopibaltia ignitella Skalski, 1974
- †Palaeoinfurcitinea Kozlov, 1987
- *†Palaeoinfurcitinea rohdendorfi Kozlov, 1987
- †Palaeoscardiites Kusnezov, 1941
- *†Palaeoscardiites mordvilkoi Kusnezov, 1941
- †Palaeotinea Kozlov, 1987
- *†Palaeotinea rasnitsyni Kozlov, 1987
- †Paratriaxomasia Jarzembowski, 1980
- *†Paratriaxomasia solentensis Jarzembowski, 1980
- †Proscardiites Kusnezov, 1941
- *†Proscardiites martynovi Kusnezov, 1941
- †Pseudocephitinea Kozlov, 1987
- *†Pseudocephitinea svetlanae Kozlov, 1987
- †Scardiites Kusnezov, 1941
- *†Scardiites meyricki Kusnezov, 1941
- †Simulotenia Skalski, 1977
- *†Simulotenia intermedia Skalski, 1977
- †Tillyardinea Kusnezov, 1941
- *†Tillyardinea eocaenica Kusnezov, 1941
- Tinea Linnaeus, 1758
- *†Tinea antique Rebel, 1822
- †Tineitella T. B. Fletcher, 1940
- *†Tineitella crystalli Kawall, 1876
- *†Tineitella sucinacius Kozlov, 1987
- †Tineolamima Rebel, 1934
- *†Tineolamima aurella Rebel, 1934
- †Tineosemopsis Skalski, 1974
- *†Tineosemopsis decurtatus Skalski, 1974