The "fairy long horn moths" are a family of primitive monotrysian moths. Most are day flying and may form swarms of undulating males displaying.
Microlepidoptera
Autostichidae are a family of moths that consists of four UK species.
The Crambidae are a large family of over 10,000 species of small to medium-sized moths in the superfamily Pyraloidea. They occur worldwide, with highest diversity in the tropics; about 900 species are recorded in North America.
The Gelechiidae are a family of moths.
Gracillariidae is the main family of leaf mining moths. Worldwide there are 98 genra and 1800+ species, several of which are invasive pests of agriculture.
Microlepidoptera, or micro moths, represent the smaller and often more intricate members of the order Lepidoptera. Like the macrolepidoptera, the term is informal and does not correspond to a single evolutionary lineage, but it remains a useful distinction for practical identification and study. Micro moths are generally characterized by their small size, many species having wingspans of less than 10 millimeters, and by their remarkable diversity in form, behavior, and ecology.
The Plutellidae are a small family of about 150 species of moths in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea, with 7 species recorded in the UK and around 22 in Europe.
Pterophoridae is a family of moths that are known as the plume moths.
The Crambidae are a large family of over 10,000 species of small to medium-sized moths in the superfamily Pyraloidea, with around 260 species recorded in the UK and over 1,000 in Europe. Until recently considered a subfamily of Pyralidae, they were recognized as a distinct family based on molecular and morphological evidence (e.g., Regier et al., 2012).
The Tineidae are a family of over 2,500 species of small moths in the superfamily Tineoidea, with 63 species recorded in the UK and around 300 in Europe. The family was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1810.
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