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''Pebobs'' is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.


Description


Adult

''Pebobs'' species are very small to small moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. Forewing length of 2.9-4.3 mm. The external features are as in '' Cosmopterix''. Wing venation with 12 veins in forewing and 7 veins in hindwing. Forewing with Sc and R1-R5 to costa; R5 stalked with M1; M1-CuA2 to termen; CuP very weak and not reaching termen; 1A+2A with basal fork, to dorsum. Hindwing Sc along costa and joining Rs at three-quarters; M1-CuA2 to termen; veins often not fully developed due to the narrow shape of the hindwing.The genera Cosmopterix Hübner and Pebobs Hodges in the New World with special attention to the Neotropical fauna (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae)
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Biology

The biology has only been described for '' Pebobs ipomoeae''. The one known life cycle does not differ from those of the known life cycles of '' Cosmopterix'' species.


Species

*'' Pebobs aitne'' Koster, 2010 *'' Pebobs elara'' Koster, 2010 *'' Pebobs ipomoeae'' (Busck, 1900) *'' Pebobs isonoe'' Koster, 2010 *'' Pebobs kale'' Koster, 2010 *'' Pebobs sanctivincenti'' (Walsingham, 1891) *''
Pebobs tetragramma ''Pebobs tetragramma'' is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word ...
'' (Meyrick, 1915)


References

Cosmopteriginae {{Cosmopteriginae-stub