Plume moths
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Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Size range
- Small, wingspan up to 25mm
Distribution
- Native, 20 species
Life History
- Wings are divided and fringed like feathers
- Long fragile legs
- Weak fliers, usually found near larval feeding plants