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Checklist for Family Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876 (Cosmet Moths)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
33
598
1564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
535
1447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
11
176
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
14
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
14 Genera with 24 Species
Alloclita Staudinger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Ascalenia Wocke, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Asymphorodes Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Axiarcha Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 190811SpeciesTaxom
Gisilia Kasy, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ischnobathra Meyrick, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Isidiella Riedl, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Leptozestis Meyrick, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Limnaecia Stainton, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Macrobathra Meyrick, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Perimede V.T. Chambers, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatophora Herrich-Schä..., 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
24 Species
Ascalenia nudicornis Meyrick, 1913
Ascalenia pulverata Meyrick, 1913
Asymphorodes trichogramma Clarke, 1986
Axiarcha discosema Meyrick, 1921
Cosmopterix antichorda Meyrick, 1909
Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864Hall's milkweed
Cosmopterix circe Meyrick, 1921
Cosmopterix cleophanes Meyrick, 1937
Cosmopterix cognita Walsingham, 1891
Cosmopterix crassicervicella Chrétien, 1896
Cosmopterix furcatis Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix mab Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix margaret Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix scaligera Meyrick, 1909
Cosmopterix tabellaria Meyrick, 1908
Gisilia sclerodes Meyrick, 1909
Ischnobathra balanobola Meyrick, 1937
Ischnobathra dormiens Meyrick, 1937
Isidiella divitella Constant, 1885
Leptozestis spodoptera Turner, 1923
Limnaecia phragmitella Stainton, 1851Bulrush Cosmet
Macrobathra anisodora Meyrick, 1924
Perimede erransella V.T. Chambers, 1874Gray Perimede Moth
Stagmatophora quinquecristata Walsingham, 1891

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyAntequerinae
Hodges, 1978
Antequeriines
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
9
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cosmopterigidae at artfakta.se
Cosmopterigidae at dyntaxa.se
Cosmopterigidae at gbif.org
Cosmopterigidae at irmng.org
Cosmopterigidae at itis.gov