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Checklist for Tribe Cosmopterigini
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
4302
27836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
4295
27811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
4286
27718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
39
1642
8394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
1405
7365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
395
2251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
35
170
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
23
126
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCosmopterigini
5
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
5 Genera with 58 Species
Cosmopterix Hübner, 192225SpeciesTaxom
Eteobalea Hodges, 19537SpeciesTaxom
Limnaecia Stainton, 192813SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 19555SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatophora Herrich-Schä..., 19138SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
58 Species
Cosmopterix ancistraea Meyrick, 1913
Cosmopterix athesiae Huemer & Koster, 2006
Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864Hall's milkweed
Cosmopterix bactrophora Meyrick, 1908
Cosmopterix callinympha Meyrick, 1913
Cosmopterix circe Meyrick, 1921
Cosmopterix cleophanes Meyrick, 1937
Cosmopterix cognita Walsingham, 1891
Cosmopterix coryphaea Walsingham, 1908
Cosmopterix crassicervicella Chrétien, 1896
Cosmopterix dacryodes Meyrick, 1910
Cosmopterix diplozona Meyrick, 1921
Cosmopterix emmolybda Meyrick, 1914
Cosmopterix epismaragda Meyrick, 1932
Cosmopterix ingeniosa Meyrick, 1909
Cosmopterix luteoapicalis Sinev, 2002
Cosmopterix macroglossa Meyrick, 1913
Cosmopterix oxyglossa Meyrick, 1909
Cosmopterix pararufella Riedl, 1976
Cosmopterix salahinella Chrétien, 1907
Cosmopterix scaligera Meyrick, 1909
Cosmopterix tabellaria Meyrick, 1908
Cosmopterix tetrophthalma Meyrick, 1921
Cosmopterix transcissa Meyrick, 1914
Cosmopterix trilopha Meyrick, 1922
Eteobalea abcedella Viette, 1957
Eteobalea aglaopa Meyrick, 1928
Eteobalea pentagama Meyrick, 1928
Eteobalea phanoptila Meyrick, 1911
Eteobalea quinquecristata Walsingham, 1891
Eteobalea sumptuosella Lederer, 1855
Eteobalea vinsoni Viette, 1953
Limnaecia audax Meyrick, 1914
Limnaecia chlorodeta Meyrick, 1928
Limnaecia chloronephes Meyrick, 1924
Limnaecia conjuncta Meyrick, 1921
Limnaecia effulgens Meyrick, 1918
Limnaecia eretmota Meyrick, 1909
Limnaecia explanata Meyrick, 1921
Limnaecia ichnographa Meyrick, 1908
Limnaecia neurogramma Meyrick, 1909
Limnaecia phragmitella Stainton, 1851Bulrush Cosmet
Limnaecia recidiva Meyrick, 1911
Limnaecia sarcanthes Meyrick, 1921
Limnaecia semisecta Meyrick, 1928
Pyroderces firma Meyrick, 1911
Pyroderces jonesella Legrand, 1966
Pyroderces longalitella Legrand, 1966
Pyroderces narcota Meyrick, 1909
Pyroderces ocreella Viette, 1955
Stagmatophora auriferella Walker, 1864
Stagmatophora basanistis Meyrick, 1909
Stagmatophora chopardella Viette, 1954
Stagmatophora diakonoffi Viette, 1968
Stagmatophora diversoplaga Legrand, 1966
Stagmatophora phalacra Meyrick, 1909
Stagmatophora pilana Meyrick, 1913
Stagmatophora trimitra Meyrick, 1913