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Checklist for Family Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876 (Cosmet Moths)
and region West Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3097
6568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
3093
6563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
394
3002
6364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
2479
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1117
2792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
63
1116
2791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1109
2782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
339
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
301
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
8
93
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
11
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Virginia
11 Genera with 25 Species
Aeaea V.T. Chambers, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 18757SpeciesTaxom
Eralea Hodges, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Limnaecia Stainton, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Melanocinclis Hodges, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Perimede V.T. Chambers, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Periploca Braun, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatophora Herrich-Schä..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Stilbosis Clemens, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Teladoma Busck, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Walshia Clemens, 18754SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
25 Species
Aeaea venifica (Hodges, 1964)⇒ Stilbosis venifica Hodges, 1964
Cosmopterix clandestinella Busck, 1906
Cosmopterix clemensella Stainton, 1860Clemens Cosmopterix Moth
Cosmopterix floridanella Beutenmüller, 1889
Cosmopterix gemmiferella Clemens, 1860
Cosmopterix lespedezae Walsingham, 1882
Cosmopterix molybdina Hodges, 1962
Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers, 1875Beautiful Cosmopterix
Eralea albalineella Chambers, 1878
Eralea striata (Hodges, 1962)⇒ Eralea albalineella Chambers, 1878
Limnaecia phragmitella Stainton, 1851Bulrush Cosmet
Melanocinclis lineigera Hodges, 1962
Perimede erransella V.T. Chambers, 1874Gray Perimede Moth
Perimede falcata A.F. Braun, 1919
Perimede ricina R.W. Hodges, 1962Perimede Species Group
Periploca laeta Hodges, 1962
Periploca orichalcella Clemens, 1864Kiawe flower moth
Stagmatophora wyattella Barnes & Busck, 1920Wyatts Stagmatophora Moth
Stilbosis tesquella Clemens, 1860
Stilbosis venifica Hodges, 1964
Teladoma habra Hodges, 1978
Walshia dispar Hodges, 1961
Walshia elegans Hodges, 1978
Walshia exemplata Hodges, 1961
Walshia miscecolorella Chambers, 1875Sweet Clover Root Borer

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in West Virginia
SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
6
13
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