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Checklist for Family Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876 (Cosmet Moths)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
1133
2040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1131
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1128
2021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
32
396
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
353
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
109
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
16
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
16 Genera with 17 Species
Allotalanta Meyrick, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Colonophora Meyrick, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Eteobalea Hodges, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Gisilia Kasy, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Hyalochna Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Labdia F. Walker, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptozestis Meyrick, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Limnaecia Stainton, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Melanozestis Meyrick, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pycnagorastis Meyrick, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatophora Herrich-Schä..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Stalagmostethus Stål, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Streptothyris Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Trachydora Meyrick, 1918Black Drums1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
17 Species
Allotalanta clonomicta Meyrick, 1927
Colonophora ictifera Meyrick, 1937
Cosmopterix cognita Walsingham, 1891
Cosmopterix diplozona Meyrick, 1921
Cosmopterix tetrophthalma Meyrick, 1921
Eteobalea quinquecristata Walsingham, 1891
Gisilia cardinata Meyrick, 1918
Gisilia conformata Meyrick, 1921
Hyalochna allevata Meyrick, 1918
Leptozestis spodoptera Turner, 1923
Limnaecia ichnographa Meyrick, 1908
Melanozestis heterodesma Meyrick, 1930
Pycnagorastis tanyopa Meyrick, 1937
Stagmatophora quinquecristata Walsingham, 1891
Stalagmostethus furcatus Fabricius, 1787
Streptothyris tanyacta Meyrick, 1918
Trachydora iocharis Meyrick, 1918

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in Natal
SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScaeosophinae
Meyrick, 1922
2
2
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