Adeloidea
| Adeloidea | |
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| A longhorn moth, Nemophora degeerella | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Clade: | Incurvariina |
| Superfamily: | Adeloidea Bruand, 1850 |
| Families | |
| Diversity | |
| About 600 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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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. Many species are day-flying with metallic patterns.