Practice mode Entomology

Most members of which moth families are scavengers?

Correct answer D. Tineidae and Pyralidae

Explanation

Many Tineidae (clothes moths) and Pyralidae (meal and wax moths) larvae feed on dead organic matter such as wool, stored grain, debris and old wax, so both families contain scavengers.

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