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Checklist of Family Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876 (Cosmet Moths)
for Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
331
2962
5500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
330
2961
5499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
313
2903
5412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
2450
4777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1071
2273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
1069
2271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
1065
2254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
380
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
348
773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
128
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
12
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
12 Genera with 40 Species
Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ascalenia Wocke, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 201621SpeciesTaxom
Erechthiodes Stainton, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Eteobalea Hodges, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Gisilia Kasy, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Limnaecia Stainton, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Pauroptila Meyrick, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 18822SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatophora Herrich-Schä..., 18913SpeciesTaxom
Stilbosis Clemens, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Trachydora Meyrick, 1921Black Drums1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
40 Species
Anatrachyntis tripola Meyrick, 1909
Ascalenia nudicornis Meyrick, 1913
Ascalenia pulverata Meyrick, 1913
Ascalenia semnostola Meyrick, 1897
Cosmopterix ancistraea Meyrick, 1913
Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864Hall's milkweed
Cosmopterix bactrophora Meyrick, 1908
Cosmopterix barbertonensis Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix bianca Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix callinympha Meyrick, 1913
Cosmopterix cordelia Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix crassicervicella Chrétien, 1896
Cosmopterix desdemona Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix macroglossa Meyrick, 1913
Cosmopterix oxyglossa Meyrick, 1909
Cosmopterix perdita Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix portia Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix pretoriensis Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix scaligera Meyrick, 1909
Cosmopterix sycorax Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix tabellaria Meyrick, 1908
Cosmopterix tetrophthalma Meyrick, 1921
Cosmopterix titania Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix transcissa Meyrick, 1914
Cosmopterix trinculo Koster, 2016
Erechthiodes audax (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Limnaecia audax Meyrick, 1914
Eteobalea quinquecristata Walsingham, 1891
Gisilia sclerodes Meyrick, 1909
Gisilia stagnans Meyrick, 1921
Limnaecia eretmota Meyrick, 1909
Limnaecia ichnographa Meyrick, 1908
Limnaecia neurogramma Meyrick, 1909
Limnaecia phragmitella Stainton, 1851Bulrush Cosmet
Pauroptila galenitis Meyrick, 1913
Pyroderces narcota Meyrick, 1909
Pyroderces rileyi (Walsingham, 1882)⇒ Anatrachyntis rileyi Walsingham, 1882
Stagmatophora phalacra Meyrick, 1909
Stagmatophora quinquecristata Walsingham, 1891
Stilbosis antibathra Meyrick, 1914
Trachydora scandalotis Meyrick, 1921

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in Gauteng
SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
8
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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