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Welcome to Daves Moth and Butterfly World -
Superfamily: Axioidea

Welcome to Dave McCormick's Moth and Butterfly World. Here is information on the Superfamily, Axioidea and its subfamilies.

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Information

Cimeliidae or the "Gold Moths" (formerly known as Axiidae which is now known as a family of mud lobsters) is a family of moths which have a pair of pocket-like organs on the seventh abdominal spiracle in the adult moth which are only possibly sound receptive organs and this is unique to these moths. They are quite large and brightly coloured moths that occur only in Southern Europe and feed on species of Euphorbia. Sometimes they are attracted to light

Subfamilies in this Superfamily

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List of Species We Have Photos and Information On

European Gold Moths
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Other Moths in this Family
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