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Checklist for Family Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876 (Cosmet Moths)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
791
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
790
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
787
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
337
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
303
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
94
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
8 Genera with 10 Species
Alloclita Staudinger, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Anoncia J.F.G. Clarke, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Gibeauxiella Koster & Sinev, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Gisilia Kasy, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Limnaecia Stainton, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Trachydora Meyrick, 1921Black Drums1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
10 Species
Alloclita paraphracta Meyrick, 1914
Anatrachyntis tripola Meyrick, 1909
Anoncia naclia Hodges, 1978
Cosmopterix bactrophora Meyrick, 1908
Cosmopterix tabellaria Meyrick, 1908
Gibeauxiella genitrix Meyrick, 1927
Gisilia stagnans Meyrick, 1921
Limnaecia chlorodeta Meyrick, 1928
Limnaecia ichnographa Meyrick, 1908
Trachydora scandalotis Meyrick, 1921

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in Transvaal
SubfamilyAntequerinae
Hodges, 1978
Antequeriines
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
4
6
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