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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
72
2157
6319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
2154
6314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
69
2152
6306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
33
595
1305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
566
1255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
128
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
24
92
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
24 Genera with 92 Species
#ACGHILMPSTU
Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 18646SpeciesTaxom
Ascalenia Wocke, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Asymphorodes Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 191510SpeciesTaxom
Gisilia Kasy, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyristis Meyrick, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Hedroxena Meyrick, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Hyposmocoma Butler, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Idiostyla Meyrick, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Ithome V.T. Chambers, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Labdia F. Walker, 192824SpeciesTaxom
Limnaecia Stainton, 193012SpeciesTaxom
Melnea J.F.G. Clarke, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pebops Hodges, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Periploca Braun, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Persicoptila Meyrick, 19237SpeciesTaxom
Proterocosma Meyrick, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 18645SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatophora Herrich-Schä..., 19213SpeciesTaxom
Stilbosis Clemens, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Stromatitica Meyrick, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Syntomaula Meyrick, 03SpeciesTaxom
Trissodoris Meyrick, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Ulochora Meyrick, 19201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
92 Species
Anatrachyntis cyma Bradley, 1953
Anatrachyntis euryspora Meyrick, 1922
Anatrachyntis falcatella Stainton, 1859
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 fernaldella Walsingham, 1882Fernald'S Cosmopterix Moth
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
Hedroxena barbara Meyrick, 1924
Hyposmocoma prophantis Meyrick, 1915Roundleaf bladderpod
Idiostyla catharopis Meyrick, 1922
Idiostyla oculata Meyrick, 1921
Ithome aquila Hodges, 1978
Ithome lassula Hodges, 1962Leucaena flower moth
Labdia allotriopa Meyrick, 1923
Labdia calida Meyrick, 1921
Labdia calypta Bradley, 1961
Labdia cedrinopa Meyrick, 1928
Labdia citroglypta Meyrick, 1928
Labdia clodiana Meyrick, 1927
Labdia clytemnestra Meyrick, 1923
Labdia croccocarpa Meyrick, 1928
Labdia crococarpa Meyrick, 1928
Labdia hastifera Meyrick, 1920
Labdia intuens Meyrick, 1923
Labdia microdictyas Meyrick, 1923
Labdia orthoschema Turner, 1923
Labdia orthritis Meyrick, 1930
Labdia petroxesta Meyrick, 1921
Labdia psarodes Bradley, 1961
Labdia rationalis Meyrick, 1921
Labdia saliens Meyrick, 1928
Labdia saponacea Meyrick, 1922
Labdia scenodoxa Meyrick, 1923
Labdia semiramis Meyrick, 1930
Labdia semnolitha Meyrick, 1928
Labdia spirocosma Meyrick, 1921
Labdia torodoxa Meyrick, 1928
Limnaecia anthophaga Meyrick, 1928
Limnaecia apsigera Meyrick, 1921
Limnaecia argophylla Bradley, 1961
Limnaecia capsigera Meyrick, 1921
Limnaecia cirrhochrosta Meyrick, 1933
Limnaecia fuscipalpis Meyrick, 1921
Limnaecia inconcinna Meyrick, 1923
Limnaecia melliplanta Bradley, 1957
Limnaecia microglypta Meyrick, 1928
Limnaecia perpusilla Bradley, 1961
Limnaecia phaeopleura Meyrick, 1924
Limnaecia xanthotyla Meyrick, 1930
Melnea armigera Meyrick, 1923
Pebops ipomoeae Busck, 1900
Periploca arsa Hodges, 1978
Persicoptila anthomima Meyrick, 1921
Persicoptila aquilifera Meyrick, 1932
Persicoptila erythrota Meyrick, 1886
Persicoptila haemanthes Meyrick, 1935
Persicoptila heliatma Meyrick, 1935
Persicoptila heroica Meyrick, 1928
Persicoptila phoenoxantha Meyrick, 1923
Proterocosma epizona Meyrick, 1886
Proterocosma triplanetis Meyrick, 1886
Pyroderces euryspora (Meyrick, 1922)⇒ Anatrachyntis euryspora Meyrick, 1922
Pyroderces falcatella (Stainton, 1859)⇒ Anatrachyntis falcatella Stainton, 1859
Pyroderces paroditis (Meyrick, 1928)⇒ Anatrachyntis paroditis Meyrick, 1928
Pyroderces syngalactis 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
Stilbosis lonchocarpella Busck, 1934
Stromatitica chrysanthes Meyrick, 1931
Syntomaula flavoangulata
Syntomaula simulatella Walker, 1864
Syntomaula xanthofasciata
Trissodoris honorariella Walsingham, 1907Moth
Trissodoris pansella Bradley, 1957
Trissodoris quadrifasciata (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Trissodoris honorariella Walsingham, 1907
Ulochora streptosema Meyrick, 1920

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
19
85
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