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Checklist for Family Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876 (Cosmet Moths)
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
1980
4363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
184
1536
3519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
688
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
47
687
1557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
686
1550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
280
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
273
564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
49
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
17
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fiji
17 Genera with 56 Species
Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Ascalenia Wocke, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Asymphorodes Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 19159SpeciesTaxom
Gisilia Kasy, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyristis Meyrick, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Idiostyla Meyrick, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Labdia F. Walker, 192112SpeciesTaxom
Limnaecia Stainton, 19247SpeciesTaxom
Melnea J.F.G. Clarke, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Persicoptila Meyrick, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Proterocosma Meyrick, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 18643SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatophora Herrich-Schä..., 19213SpeciesTaxom
Syntomaula Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Trissodoris Meyrick, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Ulochora Meyrick, 19201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
56 Species
Anatrachyntis cyma Bradley, 1953
Anatrachyntis euryspora Meyrick, 1922
Anatrachyntis megacentra Meyrick, 1923
Anatrachyntis paroditis Meyrick, 1928Coconut cosmopterigid
Anatrachyntis terminella Walker, 1864
Ascalenia armigera (Meyrick, 1923)⇒ Melnea armigera Meyrick, 1923
Ascalenia thoracista Meyrick, 1915
Asymphorodes flexa Meyrick, 1921
Cosmopterix antila F. Walker, 1864
Cosmopterix apiculata Meyrick, 1922
Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864Hall's milkweed
Cosmopterix chrysocrates Meyrick, 1919
Cosmopterix dulcivora Meyrick, 1919Moth blade miner
Cosmopterix epizona Meyrick, 1897
Cosmopterix gloriosa Meyrick, 1922
Cosmopterix mimetis (F. Walker, 1864)⇒ Cosmopterix venefica Meyrick, 1915
Cosmopterix venefica Meyrick, 1915
Gisilia armigera Meyrick, 1923
Glaphyristis politicopa Meyrick, 1934
Idiostyla catharopis Meyrick, 1922
Idiostyla oculata Meyrick, 1921
Labdia allotriopa Meyrick, 1923
Labdia calida Meyrick, 1921
Labdia clytemnestra Meyrick, 1923
Labdia hastifera Meyrick, 1920
Labdia intuens Meyrick, 1923
Labdia microdictyas Meyrick, 1923
Labdia orthritis Meyrick, 1930
Labdia petroxesta Meyrick, 1921
Labdia rationalis Meyrick, 1921
Labdia saponacea Meyrick, 1922
Labdia scenodoxa Meyrick, 1923
Labdia spirocosma Meyrick, 1921
Limnaecia anthophaga Meyrick, 1928
Limnaecia apsigera Meyrick, 1921
Limnaecia capsigera Meyrick, 1921
Limnaecia cirrhochrosta Meyrick, 1933
Limnaecia fuscipalpis Meyrick, 1921
Limnaecia inconcinna Meyrick, 1923
Limnaecia phaeopleura Meyrick, 1924
Melnea armigera Meyrick, 1923
Persicoptila anthomima Meyrick, 1921
Persicoptila aquilifera Meyrick, 1932
Persicoptila phoenoxantha Meyrick, 1923
Proterocosma epizona Meyrick, 1886
Proterocosma triplanetis Meyrick, 1886
Pyroderces euryspora (Meyrick, 1922)⇒ Anatrachyntis euryspora Meyrick, 1922
Pyroderces paroditis (Meyrick, 1928)⇒ Anatrachyntis paroditis Meyrick, 1928
Pyroderces terminella (Walker, 1864)⇒ Anatrachyntis terminella Walker, 1864
Stagmatophora cyma (Bradley, 1953)⇒ Anatrachyntis cyma Bradley, 1953
Stagmatophora erebinthia Meyrick, 1921
Stagmatophora flexa (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Asymphorodes flexa Meyrick, 1921
Syntomaula simulatella Walker, 1864
Trissodoris honorariella Walsingham, 1907Moth
Trissodoris quadrifasciata (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Trissodoris honorariella Walsingham, 1907
Ulochora streptosema Meyrick, 1920

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in Fiji
SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
15
53
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