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Cosmet Moths
Cosmopterigidae
The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects (cosmet moths) in the Lepidoptera order. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds, stems, etc. 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.
56 branches of this family, most-observed first
Cosmopteriginae
subfamilyCosmopteriginae
Chrysopeleiinae
subfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Antequerinae
subfamilyAntequerinae
Xestocasis
genusXestocasis
Otonoma
genusOtonoma
Glaphyristis
genusGlaphyristis
Asymphorodes
genusAsymphorodes
Vulcaniella
genusVulcaniella
Persicoptila
genusPersicoptila
Ressia
genusRessia
Passalotis
genusPassalotis
Scaeosophinae
subfamilyScaeosophinae
Trissodoris
genusTrissodoris
Neomariania
genusNeomariania
Mimodoxa
genusMimodoxa
Bifascioides
genusBifascioides
Ramphis
genusRamphis
Iressa
genusIressa
Eumenodora
genusEumenodora
Hodgesiella
genusHodgesiella
Syntomaula
genusSyntomaula
Mothonodes
genusMothonodes
Lallia
genusLallia
Hyposmochoma
genusHyposmochoma
Neelysia
genusNeelysia
Dysphoria
genusDysphoria
Aphanosara
genusAphanosara
Calycobathra
genusCalycobathra
Neachandella
genusNeachandella
Proterocosma
genusProterocosma
Clarkeophlebia
genusClarkeophlebia
Neomelanesthes
genusNeomelanesthes
Homosaces
genusHomosaces
Phosphaticola
genusPhosphaticola
Aganoptila
genusAganoptila
Archisopha
genusArchisopha
Pseudascalenia
genusPseudascalenia
Falcatariella
genusFalcatariella
Diversivalva
genusDiversivalva
Rhadinastis
genusRhadinastis
Periscoptila
genusPeriscoptila
Palionebris
genusPalionebris
Metagrypa
genusMetagrypa
Opszyga
genusOpszyga
Diatonica
genusDiatonica
Orthromicta
genusOrthromicta
Pechyptila
genusPechyptila
Cholotis
genusCholotis
Echinoscelis
genusEchinoscelis
Sematoptis
genusSematoptis
Crobylophanes
genusCrobylophanes
Amblytenes
genusAmblytenes
Tolliella
genusTolliella
Phthoraula
genusPhthoraula
Harpograptis
genusHarpograptis
Semolina
genusSemolina
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82340.