Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with around 200 described species. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed apices noticeably up- or down-turned. The larvae are leaf miners.
The families Bucculatricidae and Bedelliidae are sometimes considered subfamilies of Lyonetiidae.
Genera
Acanthocnemes Arctocoma Atalopsycha Busckia Cateristis Chrysolytis Cladarodes Compsoschema Copobathra Crobylophora Cycloponympha Daulocoma Diplothectis Erioptris Eulyonetia Exegetia Hierocrobyla Leioprora Leucoedemia Leucoptera Lyonetia Micropostega Microthauma Orochion Otoptris Petasobathra Phyllobrostis Platacmaea †Prolyonetia Prytaneutis Stegommata Taeniodictys
References
Natural History Museum genus database Family description