The Scaeosophinae are a subfamily of the
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 and stems of their host plants. About 1500 species are described. ...
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Genera
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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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Cyphothyris
''Cyphothyris'' is a genus of moth 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, see ...
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Helicacma
''Helicacma'' is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, ''Helicacma catapasta'', which is found in India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List o ...
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Hyalochna
''Hyalochna'' 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, see ...
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Isostreptis
''Isostreptis'' is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, ''Isostreptis porphyrarga'', which is found in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It i ...
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Protogrypa
''Protogrypa'' is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, ''Protogrypa citromicta'', which is found in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ...
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Scaeosopha
''Scaeosopha'' 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, seed ...
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Scalideutis
''Scalideutis'' 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, see ...
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Streptothyris
''Streptothyris'' is a genus of moth 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, ...
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References
* , 2005: The genus ''Scaeosopha'' Meyrick new to China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae: Scaeosophinae). ''The Pan-Pacific Entomologist'' 80(1-4): 23-28.
* , 2012: Review of the genus Scaeosopha Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae, Scaeosophinae) in the world, with descriptions of sixteen new species. ''Zootaxa'', 3322: 1-34.
Cosmopterigidae
Moth subfamilies
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