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More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Moths of Zihuatanejo
ORDER LEPIDOPTERA
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)
-Bagworms, Clothes Moths, and Allies (Superfamily Tineoidea)
-Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths, & Allies (Family Tineidae)
-Burrowing Webworm Moths (Subfamily Acrolophinae)
-Genus Amydria
Amydria is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Tineidae (clothes moth) family. A defining physical feature of the genus is their "bearded" appearance, caused by long, dense hairs covering the head and middle segment of the labial palpi. The larvae of Amydria are primarily detritivores, feeding on dried plant material, decaying leaves, and forest floor debris.
Amydria
Amydria (Genus)

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