Palaeosetidae
| Palaeosetidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Suborder: | Glossata |
| Infraorder: | Exoporia |
| Superfamily: | Hepialoidea |
| Family: | Palaeosetidae |
| Genera and species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 4 genera and 7 species | |
The Palaeosetidae or miniature ghost moths are a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera contained within the superfamily Hepialoidea.
The Palaeosetidae are a primitive family of Hepialoidea with four currently recognised genera and seven species.
One genus occurs in Colombia (Osrhoes) and the other three genera have an Old World distribution from Assam to Australia.
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