Douglasiidae

insect family

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annotated classification

  • white admiral
    In lepidopteran: Annotated classification

    borers Families Gracillariidae and Douglasiidae Approximately 2,000 species worldwide whose larvae have degenerative legs and mandibles; adults with narrow, long-fringed wings often with metallic markings; larvae mostly leaf miners or stem borers, sometimes greatly flattened. Superfamily Hesperioidea 3,500 species worldwide in 1 family; similar to true butterflies,

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