Description of Oecophoridae
The Oecophoridae are a large family of the Superfamily Gelechioidea. Adults of are very small to medium-sized, with wingspans ranging from 0.3 to 3 cm. Moths have smooth-scaled heads and broad forewings. Larvae usually feed concealed in webs or in rolled leaves of the host plant. Larvae of some species feed on dead leaves, decomposing animals, or decaying fungi. Pupation occurs in the larval shelters, on the ground, or below its surface.
