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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
Hyposmochoma
genusHyposmochoma
Lallia
genusLallia
Calycobathra
genusCalycobathra
Aphanosara
genusAphanosara
Neachandella
genusNeachandella
Dysphoria
genusDysphoria
Neelysia
genusNeelysia
Clarkeophlebia
genusClarkeophlebia
Proterocosma
genusProterocosma
Homosaces
genusHomosaces
Falcatariella
genusFalcatariella
Diversivalva
genusDiversivalva
Periscoptila
genusPeriscoptila
Palionebris
genusPalionebris
Metagrypa
genusMetagrypa
Pseudascalenia
genusPseudascalenia
Aganoptila
genusAganoptila
Archisopha
genusArchisopha
Rhadinastis
genusRhadinastis
Diatonica
genusDiatonica
Orthromicta
genusOrthromicta
Pechyptila
genusPechyptila
Opszyga
genusOpszyga
Cholotis
genusCholotis
Echinoscelis
genusEchinoscelis
Phosphaticola
genusPhosphaticola
Neomelanesthes
genusNeomelanesthes
Sematoptis
genusSematoptis
Crobylophanes
genusCrobylophanes
Tolliella
genusTolliella
Amblytenes
genusAmblytenes
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.