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Checklist for Family Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876 (Cosmet Moths)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
1381
1993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
1109
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
561
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
561
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
561
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
160
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
16
152
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
6
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virgin Islands
8 Genera with 12 Species
Asymphorodes Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopteryx Hübner, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Leptozestis Meyrick, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pharmacoptis Meyrick, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Prochola Meyrick, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Triclonella Busck, 19302SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
12 Species
Asymphorodes trichogramma Clarke, 1986
Cosmopterix carpo Koster, 2010
Cosmopterix floridanella Beutenmüller, 1889
Cosmopterix nigrapunctella (Beutenmüller, 1889)⇒ Cosmopterix floridanella Beutenmüller, 1889
Cosmopterix similis Walsingham, 1897
Cosmopteryx albicaudis Meyrick, 1932
Leptozestis spodoptera Turner, 1923
Pharmacoptis breviramis (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Triclonella mediocris Walsingham, 1897
Prochola sancticola Meyrick, 1932
Pyroderces rileyi (Walsingham, 1882)⇒ Anatrachyntis rileyi Walsingham, 1882
Triclonella mediocris Walsingham, 1897
Triclonella rhabdophora (Forbes, 1930)⇒ Triclonella mediocris Walsingham, 1897

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in Virgin Islands
SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
5
9
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