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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2085
8072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2082
8068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2074
8045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
438
978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
354
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
59
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
5
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
5 Genera with 19 Species
Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Cnemidolophus Walsingham, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 201614SpeciesTaxom
Leptozestis Meyrick, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Persicoptila Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
19 Species
Anatrachyntis coriacella Snellen, 1901
Anatrachyntis philogeorga Meyrick, 1933
Cnemidolophus lavernellus Walsingham, 1881
Cosmopterix aarviki Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix athesiae Huemer & Koster, 2006
Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864Hall's milkweed
Cosmopterix bianca Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix callinympha Meyrick, 1913
Cosmopterix crassicervicella Chrétien, 1896
Cosmopterix furcatis Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix morogorensis Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix mufindensis Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix oxyglossa Meyrick, 1909
Cosmopterix scribaiella Zeller, 1850New Marsh Cosmet
Cosmopterix stephano Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix transcissa Meyrick, 1914
Cosmopterix viridilineata Koster, 2016
Leptozestis spodoptera Turner, 1923
Persicoptila euphaedra (Lower, 1904)⇒ Trissodoris euphaedra Lower, 1904

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyAntequerinae
Hodges, 1978
Antequeriines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
3
17
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