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Checklist for Family Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876 (Cosmet Moths)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3350
9375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
879
2323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
799
2140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
158
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
25
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
25 Genera with 80 Species
#ABCEHILMPSTW
Alloclita Staudinger, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Aphanosara W.T.M. Forbes, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ascalenia Wocke, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Asymphorodes Meyrick, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Bifascioides Kasy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 201024SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopteryx Hübner, 18646SpeciesTaxom
Euclemensia Grote, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Helicacma Meyrick, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyposmocoma Butler, 191510SpeciesTaxom
Ithome V.T. Chambers, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Leptozestis Meyrick, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Limnaecia Stainton, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Macrobathra Meyrick, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Pebobs Hodges, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Pebops Hodges, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Perimede V.T. Chambers, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Pharmacoptis Meyrick, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Prochola Meyrick, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 18824SpeciesTaxom
Sathrobrota Hodges, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Stilbosis Clemens, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Triclonella Busck, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Walshia Clemens, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
80 Species
Alloclita fasciella Amsel, 1958
Anatrachyntis rileyi Walsingham, 1882Moth
Anatrachyntis stigmatophora (Walsingham, 1897)⇒ Anatrachyntis rileyi Walsingham, 1882
Aphanosara planistes Forbes, 1931
Ascalenia pancrypta Meyrick, 1915
Ascalenia satellita (Meyrick, 1891)⇒ Ascalenia echidnias Meyrick, 1891
Asymphorodes dimorpha Busck, 1914
Asymphorodes trichogramma Clarke, 1986
Bifascioides leucomelanella Rebel, 1916
Cosmopterix abnormalis Walsingham, 1897
Cosmopterix adrastea Koster, 2010
Cosmopterix albicaudis Meyrick, 1932
Cosmopterix amalthea Koster, 2010
Cosmopterix antillia (Forbes, 1931)⇒ Cosmopterix venefica Meyrick, 1915
Cosmopterix argentifera Koster, 2010
Cosmopterix asteria
Cosmopterix astrapias Walsingham, 1909
Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864Hall's milkweed
Cosmopterix carpo Koster, 2010
Cosmopterix dapifera Hodges, 1962
Cosmopterix ebriola Hodges, 1962
Cosmopterix floridanella Beutenmüller, 1889
Cosmopterix fugax
Cosmopterix gemmiferella Clemens, 1860
Cosmopterix interfracta Meyrick, 1922
Cosmopterix irrubricata Walsingham, 1909
Cosmopterix magophila Meyrick, 1919
Cosmopterix nigrapunctella (Beutenmüller, 1889)⇒ Cosmopterix floridanella Beutenmüller, 1889
Cosmopterix segregata
Cosmopterix similis Walsingham, 1897
Cosmopterix teligera Meyrick, 1915
Cosmopterix tenax Meyrick, 1915
Cosmopterix vanderwolfi Koster, 2010
Cosmopteryx abnormalis Walsingham, 1897
Cosmopteryx adrastea Koster, 2010
Cosmopteryx albicaudis Meyrick, 1932
Cosmopteryx amalthea Koster, 2010
Cosmopteryx argentifera Koster, 2010
Cosmopteryx attenuatella Walker, 1864
Euclemensia caminopa Meyrick, 1937
Hyposmocoma ekemamao P. Schmitz &..., 2009
Hyposmocoma kikokolu P. Schmitz &..., 2009
Hyposmocoma laysanensis P. Schmitz &..., 2009
Hyposmocoma malornata Walsingham, 1907
Hyposmocoma menehune P. Schmitz &..., 2009
Hyposmocoma mokumana P. Schmitz &..., 2009
Hyposmocoma neckerensis Swezey, 1926
Hyposmocoma nihoa P. Schmitz &..., 2009
Hyposmocoma papahanau P. Schmitz &..., 2009
Hyposmocoma prophantis Meyrick, 1915Roundleaf bladderpod
Ithome curvipunctella Walsingham, 1892
Ithome fuscula Forbes, 1931
Ithome pernigrella Forbes, 1931
Leptozestis spodoptera Turner, 1923
Limnaecia conspersa Walsingham, 1892
Limnaecia metallifera Walsingham, 1897
Limnaecia phragmitella Stainton, 1851Bulrush Cosmet
Limnaecia piperatella Walsingham, 1897
Limnaecia tripunctata Walsingham, 1897
Macrobathra subharpalea Legrand, 1966
Pebobs elara Koster, 2010
Pebobs ipomoeae Busck, 1900
Pebobs sanctivincenti Walsingham, 1891
Perimede annulata Busck, 1914
Perimede purpurascens Forbes, 1931
Perimede purpurescens Forbes, 1931
Pharmacoptis breviramis (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Triclonella mediocris Walsingham, 1897
Prochola fuscula Forbes, 1931
Prochola sancticola Meyrick, 1932
Pyroderces albistrigella Möschler, 1890
Pyroderces cervinella Walsingham, 1897
Pyroderces rileyi (Walsingham, 1882)⇒ Anatrachyntis rileyi Walsingham, 1882
Pyroderces stigmatophora (Walsingham, 1882)⇒ Anatrachyntis rileyi Walsingham, 1882
Sathrobrota rileyi (Walsingham, 1882)⇒ Anatrachyntis rileyi Walsingham, 1882
Sathrobrota simplex Walsingham, 1891
Stilbosis lonchocarpella Busck, 1934
Stilbosis phaeoptera Forbes, 1931
Triclonella mediocris Walsingham, 1897
Triclonella rhabdophora (Forbes, 1930)⇒ Triclonella mediocris Walsingham, 1897
Walshia miscecolorella Chambers, 1875Sweet Clover Root Borer

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyAntequerinae
Hodges, 1978
Antequeriines
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
12
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScaeosophinae
Meyrick, 1922
1
0
Genus
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