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Checklist for Family Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876 (Cosmet Moths)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
1151
2323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
1148
2320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1148
2320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
349
847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
24
340
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
11
108
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
7
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
7 Genera with 24 Species
Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Ascalenia Wocke, 18606SpeciesTaxom
Coccidiphila Danilevsky, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Eteobalea Hodges, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesiella Riedl, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 20032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
24 Species
Anatrachyntis badia Hodges, 1962Florida Pink Scavenger
Anatrachyntis rileyi Walsingham, 1882Moth
Anatrachyntis simplex Walsingham, 1891False pink bollworm
Ascalenia acaciella Chrétien, 1915
Ascalenia echidnias Meyrick, 1891
Ascalenia maculatella (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Ascalenia acaciella Chrétien, 1915
Ascalenia noviciata (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Ascalenia acaciella Chrétien, 1915
Ascalenia tergipunctella (Turati, 1924)⇒ Ascalenia acaciella Chrétien, 1915
Ascalenia vanella Frey, 1860
Coccidiphila gerasimovi Danilevsky, 1950
Coccidiphila kasypinkeri Traugott-Olsen, 1986
Coccidiphila ledereriella Zeller, 1850
Coccidiphila patriciae J. Nel & A. Nel, 2000
Coccidiphila riedli Traugott-Olsen, 1986
Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864Hall's milkweed
Cosmopterix coryphaea Walsingham, 1908
Cosmopterix crassicervicella Chrétien, 1896
Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers, 1875Beautiful Cosmopterix
Cosmopterix turbidella Rebel, 1896
Eteobalea thaumatella Walsingham, 1907
Hodgesiella rhodorrhisella Kasy, 1970
Hodgesiella rhodorrhizella Kasy, 1970
Pyroderces argyrogrammos Zeller, 1847
Pyroderces wolschrijni Koster & Sinev, 2003

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in Macaronesia
SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
6
18
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