The Cosmopterigidae are a
family
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of
insect
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s (cosmet moths) in the order
Lepidoptera. These are small
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s with narrow wings whose tiny
larva
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e feed internally on the leaves, seeds and stems of their host plants. About 1500 species are described. The taxonomic family is most diverse in the Australian and Pacific region with about 780 species.
Several genera formerly included here have been moved to the
Agonoxeninae.
Taxonomy
The family consists of four subfamilies and these genera:
*Subfamily
Antequerinae
The Antequerinae are a subfamily of the Cosmopterigidae. In the Nearctic, the subfamily consists of eight species in four genera, found in North America and England.Niels P. Kristensen: Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies. In: Maximilian Fischer ( ...
Hodges, 1978
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Chrysopeleiinae
The Chrysopeleiinae are a subfamily of the Cosmopterigidae, although some authors treat it as a full family, the Chrysopeleiidae.Niels P. Kristensen: Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies. In: Maximilian Fischer (Hrsg.): Handbook of Zoology. 1. Aufl ...
Mosher, 1916
*Subfamily Cosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
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Allotalanta
''Allotalanta'' is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.
Species
* '' Allotalanta autophaea'' Meyrick, 1913 (Turkey, Taurus Mountains)
* '' Allotalanta clonomicta'' Meyrick, 1927 (South ...
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Anatrachyntis''
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Anoncia''
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Aphanosara''
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Archisopha''
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Ashibusa''
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Axiarcha''
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Clemmatista''
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Coccidiphila
''Coccidiphila'' is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.
Species
*'' Coccidiphila danilevskyi'' Sinev, 1997 (from Europe and North Africa)
*'' Coccidiphila gerasimovi'' Danilevsky, 1950 (Mediterranean area, Canaries, Caucasus)
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Cosmopterix
''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 narr ...
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Diatonica''
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Diversivalva''
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Dorodoca''
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Dromiaulis''
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Ecballogonia
''Ecballogonia'' is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, ''Ecballogonia bimetallica'', which is found in Mexico
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Echinoscelis
''Echinoscelis'' is a genus of moth
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Endograptis
''Endograptis'' is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, ''Endograptis pyrrhoptila'', which is found on Samoa
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Eralea
''Eralea'' is a genus of moth
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Eteobalea
''Eteobalea'' is a genus of moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximatel ...
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Hodgesiella''
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Hyposmocoma
''Hyposmocoma'' is a genus of moths with more 350 species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The genus was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. Most species of ''Hyposmocoma'' have plant-based diets, but four species, such as '' Hypos ...
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Glaphyristis''
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Haplochrois''
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Heureta''
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Heterotactis''
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Idiostyla''
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Iressa
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Ischnobathra''
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Isidiella''
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Isorrhoa
''Isorrhoa'' is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae
The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects (cosmet moths) in the order Lepidoptera. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds ...
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Labdia''
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Leptozestis''
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Macrobathra''
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Melanocinclis''
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Mimodoxa''
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Morphotica''
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Mothonodes''
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Opszyga''
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Otonoma''
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Paratheta''
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Parathystas''
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Passalotis''
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Pebobs''
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Pechyptila''
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Persicoptila''
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Phaneroctena''
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Pyroderces''
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Ramphis''
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Ressia''
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Rhadinastis''
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Sematoptis''
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Stagmatophora''
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Synploca''
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Syntomaula''
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Tanygona''
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Teladoma''
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Tetraconta''
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Tolliella''
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Triclonella''
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Trissodoris''
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Ulochora''
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Urangela''
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Vulcaniella''
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Scaeosophinae Meyrick, 1922
*Incertae sedis
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Acleracra''
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Aganoptila''
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Amblytenes''
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Apothetodes''
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Calanesia''
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Clarkeophlebia''
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Colonophora''
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Crobylophanes
''Crobylophanes'' is a genus of moths in the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, ''Crobylophanes sericophaea'', which is found in Democratic Republic of Congo
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Dynatophysis''
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Falcatariella''
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Griphocosma''
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Haplophylax''
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Harpograptis''
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Hedroxena''
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Herlinda''
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Homosaces''
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Ischnangela''
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Melanozestis''
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Meleonoma''
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Melnea''
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Meneptila''
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Metagrypa''
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Microzestis''
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Minivalva''
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Neachandella''
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Neomelanesthes''
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Orthromicta''
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Pauroptila''
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Phepsalostoma''
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Phosphaticola''
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Protorhiza''
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Pseudascalenia''
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Pycnagorastis''
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Pyretaulax''
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Schendylotis''
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Semolina
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Sindicola''
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Spiroterma''
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Stromatitica''
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Strophalingias''
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Thectophila''
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Trachydora''
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Zanclarches''
Selected former genera
*''Eritarbes''
*''Lallia''
*''Scaeothyris''
*''Xestocasis''
See also
*List of cosmopterigid genera
References
External links
Cosmopterigidae
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070930220641/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=3091 Cosmopterigidae at Fauna Europaeabr>Family Classification
Moth families
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