page_title: Byrrhidae
hierarchical_section_title: Byrrhidae
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context_page_description: Byrrhidae, the pill beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea. These beetles are common in the forests of the Northern Hemisphere. They feed mainly on moss. Populations increase after wildfires.
  There are about 450 species in this family.
  Genera include:
  Amphycyrta
  Arctobyrrhus
  Byrrhus
  Chaetophora
  Curimopsis
  Cytilus
  Eusomalia
  Exomella
  Lioligus
  Lioon
  Listemus
  Morychus
  Porcinolus
  Sierraclava
  Simplocaria
context_section_description: Byrrhidae, the pill beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea. These beetles are common in the forests of the Northern Hemisphere. They feed mainly on moss. Populations increase after wildfires.
  There are about 450 species in this family.
  Genera include:
  Amphycyrta
  Arctobyrrhus
  Byrrhus
  Chaetophora
  Curimopsis
  Cytilus
  Eusomalia
  Exomella
  Lioligus
  Lioon
  Listemus
  Morychus
  Porcinolus
  Sierraclava
  Simplocaria
caption: Simplocaria semistriata
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