Tineoidea (Noun)
Meaning
Clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Tineoidea is a superfamily of moths that includes species of clothes moths and carpet moths, as well as various other species.
- Clothes moths, belonging to the superfamily Tineoidea, can cause significant damage to stored fabrics and clothing.
- Carpet moths from the superfamily Tineoidea often go unnoticed until significant damage to carpets has been done.
- Leaf miners are a subset of moths in the superfamily Tineoidea, primarily found in North America.
- Many species of moths in the superfamily Tineoidea are also referred to as fungus moths or lichen moths due to their habitats.