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Cosmopterix Wing
''Cosmopterix'' is a large genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae (cosmet moths). Description Adult ''Cosmopterix'' species are very small to small moths with a forewing length of 2.9-6.5 mm. Head smooth-scaled, rather long and narrow caused by the large and bent scales on the vertex; frons distinctly lighter than vertex, from vertex to neck tufts often a median and/or two lateral white lines; antenna three-quarters to four-fifths of the length of forewing, often slightly serrate distally, and generally with a white, often partly interrupted, anterior line and several white sections in the apical part; labial palpus cylindrical, porrect, apical segment strongly angled upwards and often reaching well above the head. Thorax with or without a median white line, tegulae often lined white inwardly. Forewing narrowly lanceolate with long and very narrowly protruding apex and usually with a very characteristic yellow or orange fascia beyond the middle, this fascia bordered b ...
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Cosmopteryx Lienigiella
''Cosmopterix lienigiella'' is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Spain, the Alps and Greece and from Ireland to Ukraine. It is also present in eastern Russia and Japan. It is the type species of the genus ''Cosmopterix''. The wingspan is 10–13 mm. The forewings are light brownish ochreous; costal and dorsal edges white ; a fine white longitudinal subcostal line from costa near base to 1/3, another along fold from base to middle, and a short one beneath posterior extremity of this ; a somewhat brighter fascia beyond middle,narrowed dorsally, edged with pale golden metallic streaks, posterior interrupted, anterior followed by a variable black spot above middle ; a white longitudinal streak from near beyond this to apex. Hindwings are grey.The larva is rosy-whitish, sometimes with rosy transverse bands; dorsal line darker; head black; 2 broad, with a black mark. Adults are on wing from September to April. The larvae feed on ''Phragmite ...
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Cosmopterix Abnormalis
''Cosmopterix abnormalis'' is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from the Cayman Islands, Haiti and Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His .... Adults were collected between December and May, and again in August. Description Male, female. Forewing length 2.9-3.1 mm. Head: frons shining greyish white with greenish and reddish reflections, vertex and neck tufts shining dark bronze brown, laterally and medially lined white, collar shining dark bronze brown; labial palpus first segment very short, white, second segment three-quarters the length of third, dark brown with white longitudinal lines laterally and ventrally, third segment white, lined dark brown laterally; scape dorsally dark brown with a white anterior line, ventrally white, antenna shin ...
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Cosmopterix Aphranassa
''Cosmopterix aphranassa'' is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found on Rapa Iti Rapa, also called Rapa Iti, or "Little Rapa", to distinguish it from Easter Island, whose Polynesian name is Rapa Nui, is the largest and only inhabited island of the Bass Islands in French Polynesia. An older name for the island is Oparo. The .... References Moths described in 1926 aphranassa {{Cosmopterix-stub ...
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Cosmopterix Antichorda
''Cosmopterix antichorda'' is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... References Endemic moths of South Africa Moths described in 1909 antichorda {{Cosmopterix-stub ...
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Cosmopterix Antemidora
''Cosmopterix antemidora'' is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in Kodagu district Kodagu (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State, at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State. It occupies ... of India. References Moths described in 1909 antemidora {{Cosmopterix-stub ...
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Cosmopterix Angoonae
''Cosmopterix angoonae'' is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo .... References angoonae Moths described in 1987 {{Cosmopterix-stub ...
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Cosmopterix Ancistraea
''Cosmopterix ancistraea'' is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about . The forewings are bronzy blackish with a silvery-white subcostal line from the base, not nearly reaching the band, inclined downwards posteriorly. There is a silvery-white median line from the base almost to a projection of the band, as well as a white subdorsal line from one-fourth to the projection of the band. The dorsal edge is white from the base to one-third of the wing and the costal edge is shortly white before the band. There is a rather broad light ochreous-yellowish median band, somewhat narrowed dorsally, the anterior edge marked with two golden-metallic spo ...
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Cosmopterix Ancalodes
''Cosmopterix ancalodes'' is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1919. It is found in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so .... References Moths described in 1919 ancalodes {{Cosmopterix-stub ...
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Cosmopterix Ananke
''Cosmopterix ananke'' is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from the Federal District of Brazil. Adults were collected in May. Description Male. Forewing length 4.1 mm. Head: frons shining pale ochreous-grey with greenish and reddish reflections, vertex and neck tufts shining dark bronze brown with greenish and reddish gloss, laterally and medially lined white, collar shining dark bronze brown with greenish and reddish gloss; labial palpus first segment very short, white, second segment three-quarters of the length of third, dark brown with white longitudinal lines laterally and ventrally, third segment white, lined brown laterally; scape dorsally dark brown with a white anterior line, ventrally white; antenna shining dark brown, with an interrupted white line from base to beyond one-half, followed towards apex by six dark brown segments, four white, two dark brown, two white, ten dark brown and seven white segments at apex. Thorax and tegulae shining dark br ...
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Cosmopterix Anadoxa
''Cosmopterix anadoxa'' is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so .... References Moths described in 1909 anadoxa {{Cosmopterix-stub ...
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Cosmopterix Amalthea
''Cosmopterix amalthea'' is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea .... Adults were collected in July. Description Male. Forewing length 3.5 mm. Head: frons shining greyish white with greenish and reddish reflections, vertex and neck tufts shining bronze brown with greenish and reddish reflections, laterally and medially lined white, collar shining bronze brown with greenish and reddish reflections; labial palpus, first segment very short, white, second segment three-quarters of the length of third, dark brown with white longitudinal lines laterally and ventrally, third segment white, brown lined laterally; scape dorsally dark brown with a white anterior line, ventrally white; antenna missing. Thorax and tegul ...
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Cosmopterix Albicaudis
''Cosmopterix albicaudis'' is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and the US Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands,. Also called the ''American Virgin Islands'' and the ''U.S. Virgin Islands''. officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory ... (St Thomas). Adults were collected between the second half of January and the second half of April. Description Male, female. Forewing length 3.2-3.5 mm. Head: frons shining greyish white with greenish and reddish reflections, vertex and neck tufts shining greyish brown with reddish gloss, laterally and medially lined white, the white median line can be present, partly present or even completely absent; collar shining greyish brown; labial palpus first segment very short, white, second segment three-quarters of the length of third, dark brown with white longitudinal lines laterally and ve ...
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