found in the fur of sloths. Two species of Tinea moths feed and breed on the horns of cattle. The larva of Zenodochium coccivorella is an internal parasite of Kermes scale insects. Many species breed in materials such as owl pellets, bat caves, honeycombs or diseased fruit.

As of 2007, there were roughly 174,250 lepidopteran species described, with butterflies estimated to comprise