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Checklist for Family Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876 (Cosmet Moths)
and region Malta (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1410
2522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
217
1408
2520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1399
2507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
1142
2018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
576
1048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
576
1048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
44
576
1048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
217
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
210
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
65
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
9
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malta
9 Genera with 27 Species
Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Ascalenia Wocke, 19247SpeciesTaxom
Bifascioides Kasy, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Calycobathra Meyrick, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Coccidiphila Danilevsky, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Eteobalea Hodges, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Gisilia Kasy, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 20032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malta
27 Species
Anatrachyntis badia Hodges, 1962Florida Pink Scavenger
Ascalenia acaciella Chrétien, 1915
Ascalenia echidnias Meyrick, 1891
Ascalenia heterosticta Rebel, 1916
Ascalenia leucomelanella (Rebel, 1916)⇒ Bifascioides pirastica Meyrick, 1937
Ascalenia maculatella (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Ascalenia acaciella Chrétien, 1915
Ascalenia noviciata (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Ascalenia acaciella Chrétien, 1915
Ascalenia tergipunctella (Turati, 1924)⇒ Ascalenia acaciella Chrétien, 1915
Bifascioides leucomelanella Rebel, 1916
Bifascioides leucomelanellus (Rebel, 1916)⇒ Bifascioides pirastica Meyrick, 1937
Bifascioides pirastica Meyrick, 1937
Calycobathra calligoni Sinev, 1979
Calycobathra variapenella Sinev, 1984
Coccidiphila gerasimovi Danilevsky, 1950
Coccidiphila ledereriella Zeller, 1850
Coccidiphila patriciae J. Nel & A. Nel, 2000
Coccidiphila riedli Traugott-Olsen, 1986
Cosmopterix coryphaea Walsingham, 1908
Cosmopterix parietariae (Hering, 1931)⇒ Cosmopterix pulcherrimella Chambers, 1875
Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers, 1875Beautiful Cosmopterix
Eteobalea dohrnii Zeller, 1847
Eteobalea intermediella Riedl, 1966
Eteobalea serratella Treitschke, 1833
Gisilia lerautella Gibeaux, 1986
Gisilia stereodoxa Meyrick, 1925
Pyroderces argyrogrammos Zeller, 1847
Pyroderces wolschrijni Koster & Sinev, 2003

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in Malta
SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
5
13
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