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Checklist for Family Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876 (Cosmet Moths)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2593
10024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2592
10023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2589
10020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
38
825
2762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
31
753
2591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
13
172
615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
24
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
24 Genera with 69 Species
#ABCEFGHILMPS
Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 191112SpeciesTaxom
Ascalenia Wocke, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Bifascioides Kasy, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 20166SpeciesTaxom
Eteobalea Hodges, 19534SpeciesTaxom
Falcatariella Viette, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Gibeauxiella Koster & Sinev, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Gisilia Kasy, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Hyalochna Meyrick, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Hyposmocoma Butler, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Isidiella Riedl, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Ithome V.T. Chambers, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Labdia F. Walker, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Leptozestis Meyrick, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Limnaecia Stainton, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Macrobathra Meyrick, 19667SpeciesTaxom
Meleonoma Meyrick, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Pauroptila Meyrick, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Persicoptila Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 20206SpeciesTaxom
Scaeosopha Meyrick, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatophora Herrich-Schä..., 19537SpeciesTaxom
Stalagmostethus Stål, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Stilbosis Clemens, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
69 Species and 3 Subspecies
Anatrachyntis acris Meyrick, 1911
Anatrachyntis coriacella Snellen, 1901
Anatrachyntis floretella Legrand, 1958
Anatrachyntis gerberanella Legrand, 1966
Anatrachyntis hieroglypta Meyrick, 1911
Anatrachyntis incertulella Walker, 1864Pandanus Flower Moth
Anatrachyntis pernigra Legrand, 1966
Anatrachyntis repandatella (Legrand, 1966)⇒ Pyroderces repandatella Legrand, 1965
Anatrachyntis rileyi Walsingham, 1882Moth
Anatrachyntis simplex Walsingham, 1891False pink bollworm
Anatrachyntis subcarnea Meyrick, 1924
Anatrachyntis tentoria Meyrick, 1911
Ascalenia bialbipunctella Legrand, 1966
Ascalenia cafrina Bippus, 2021
Ascalenia isotacta Meyrick, 1911
Ascalenia pseudofusella Legrand, 1966
Bifascioides sindonia Meyrick, 1911
Cosmopterix athesiae Huemer & Koster, 2006
Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864Hall's milkweed
Cosmopterix dacryodes Meyrick, 1910
Cosmopterix ingeniosa Meyrick, 1909
Cosmopterix labathiella (Viette, 1956)⇒ Isidiella labathiella Viette, 1956
Cosmopterix reunionalis Guillermet, 2016
Eteobalea abcedella Viette, 1957
Eteobalea vinsoni Viette, 1953
Eteobalea vinsoni abcedella Viette, 1957
Eteobalea vinsoni vinsoni Viette, 1953
Falcatariella catalaiella Viette, 1949
Falcatariella hirsutella Viette, 1968
Gibeauxiella reliqua Gibeaux, 1986
Gisilia armigera Meyrick, 1923
Gisilia sclerodes Meyrick, 1909
Hyalochna malgassella Viette, 1963
Hyposmocoma prophantis Meyrick, 1915Roundleaf bladderpod
Isidiella labathiella Viette, 1956
Ithome lassula Hodges, 1962Leucaena flower moth
Labdia aprepes Bradley, 1961
Labdia dolomella Bradley, 1961
Labdia ilarcha Meyrick, 1911
Labdia isomerista Bradley, 1961
Labdia ochrotypa Bradley, 1961
Labdia tentoria (Meyrick, 1911)⇒ Anatrachyntis tentoria Meyrick, 1911
Leptozestis spodoptera Turner, 1923
Limnaecia subharpalea (Legrand, 1965)⇒ Macrobathra subharpalea Legrand, 1966
Limnaecia superharpalea (Legrand, 1965)⇒ Macrobathra superharpalea Legrand, 1966
Macrobathra antimeloda Meyrick, 1930
Macrobathra auratella Viette, 1958
Macrobathra chauvotella Guillermet, 2013
Macrobathra cineralella Viette, 1957
Macrobathra sikoraella Viette, 1956
Macrobathra subharpalea Legrand, 1966
Macrobathra superharpalea Legrand, 1966
Meleonoma diehlella Viette, 1955
Meleonoma impulsa Meyrick, 1934
Pauroptila sikoraella (Viette, 1956)⇒ Macrobathra sikoraella Viette, 1956
Persicoptila euphaedra (Lower, 1904)⇒ Trissodoris euphaedra Lower, 1904
Pyroderces firma Meyrick, 1911
Pyroderces hemizopha Meyrick, 1916
Pyroderces jonesella Legrand, 1966
Pyroderces longalitella Legrand, 1966
Pyroderces ocreella Viette, 1955
Pyroderces spix Bippus, 2020
Scaeosopha betrokensis Sinev & Li, 2012
Stagmatophora abcedella Viette, 1953
Stagmatophora chopardella Viette, 1954
Stagmatophora diakonoffi Viette, 1968
Stagmatophora diversoplaga Legrand, 1966
Stagmatophora vinsonella Viette, 1957
Stagmatophora vinsonella abcedella (Viette, 1957)⇒ Stagmatophora abcedella Viette, 1953
Stagmatophora vinsoni (Viette, 1953)⇒ Stagmatophora abcedella Viette, 1953
Stalagmostethus furcatus Fabricius, 1787
Stalagmostethus fuscatus Turton, 1802

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SubfamilyAntequerinae
Hodges, 1978
Antequeriines
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
14
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScaeosophinae
Meyrick, 1922
1
1
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