Adeloidea

Adeloidea is a superfamily of primitive monotrysian moths in the order Lepidoptera which consists of leafcutters, yucca moths and relatives. This superfamily is characterised by a piercing, extensible ovipositor used for laying eggs in plants (Davis, 1999). Many species are day-flying with metallic patterns.

Adeloidea
A longhorn moth, Nemophora degeerella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Clade:	Incurvariina
Superfamily:	Adeloidea Bruand, 1850
Families
Adelidae Cecidosidae Heliozelidae Incurvariidae Prodoxidae
Diversity
About 600 species
Synonyms[1]
Incurvarioidea Spuler, 1898

Adela reaumurella