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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
2417
8025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
347
715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
308
650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
65
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
8
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
5 Genera with 17 Species
Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 19408SpeciesTaxom
Asymphorodes Meyrick, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Leptozestis Meyrick, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Prochola Meyrick, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
17 Species
Anatrachyntis bicincta Ghesquière, 1940
Anatrachyntis carpophila Ghesquière, 1940
Anatrachyntis cecidicida Ghesquière, 1940
Anatrachyntis gymnocentra Meyrick, 1937
Anatrachyntis holotherma Meyrick, 1936
Anatrachyntis orphnographa Meyrick, 1936
Anatrachyntis palmicola Ghesquière, 1940
Anatrachyntis veris Ghesquière, 1940
Asymphorodes cirsodes Meyrick, 1929
Cosmopterix pentachorda Meyrick, 1915
Leptozestis macrostola Turner, 1923
Leptozestis spodoptera Turner, 1923
Prochola obstructa Meyrick, 1915

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in Ecuador
SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
3
10
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