Cosmopterigidae (Family)

Overview

Cosmopterigidae (cosmet moths) is a family of insects in the Lepidoptera order. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds, stems, etc of their host plants. There are about 1,500 described species. The family is most diverse in the Australian and Pacific region with about 780 species.

Several genera formerly included here have turned out to be Agonoxeninae.

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The family consists of three subfamilies and the following genera.

Subfamily Antequerinae Hodges, 1978
- Alloclita
- Antequera
- Cosmiosophista
- Euclemensia
- Gibeauxiella
- Limnaecia
- Pancalia
Subfamily Chrysopeleiinae
- Afeda
- Ascalenia
- Bifascia
- Bifascioides
- Calycobathra
- Ch rysopeleia
- Gisilia
- Ithome
- Nepotula
- Obithome
- Perimede
- Periploca
- Pristen
- Siskiwitia
- Sorhagenia
- Stilbosis
- Walshia
Subfamily Cosmopteriginae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
- Adeana
- Allotalanta
- Anatrachyntis
- Anoncia
- Aphanosara
- Archisopha
- Ashibusa
- Axiarcha
- Clemmatista
- Coccidiphila
- Cosmopterix
- Diatonica
- Diversivalva
- Dorodoca
- Dromiaulis
- Ecballogonia
- Echinoscelis
- Endograptis
- Eralea
- Eritarbes
- Eteobalea
- Hodgesiella
- Hyposmocoma
- Glaphyristis
- Heterotactis< /li>
- Idiostyla
- Iressa
- Ischnobathra
- Isidiella
- Labdia
- Lallia
- Leptozestis
- Macrobathra
- Melanocinclis
- Parathystas
- Passalotis
- Pebobs
- Pyroderces
- Ramphis
- Ressia
- Sematoptis
- Stagmatophora
- Synploca
- Syntomaula
- Tanygona
- Teladoma
- Tolliella
- Triclonella
- Trissodoris
- Ulochora
- Urangela
- Vulcaniella
Incertae sedis
- Acleracra
- Aganoptila
- Agonismus
- Amblytenes
- Apothetodes
- Calanesia
- Clarkeophlebia
- Colonophora
- Crobylophanes
- Cyphothyris
- Diophila
- Dynatophys is
- Eumenodora
- Falcatariella
- Griphocosma
- Haplophylax
- Harpograptis
- Hedroxena
- Helicacma
- Herlinda
- Homosaces
- Hyalochna
- Ischnangela
- Isostreptis
- Melanozestis
- Meleonoma
- Melnea
- Meneptila
- Metagrypa
- Microzestis
- Minivalva
- Mothonodes
- Neachandella
- Orthromicta
- Otonoma
- Pauroptila
- Pechyptila
- Persicoptila
- Phepsalostoma
- Phosphaticola
- Protogrypa
- Protorhiza
- Pseudascalenia
- Pycnagorastis
- Pyretaulax
- Rhadinastis
- Scaeosopha
- Scaeothyris
- Schendylotis
- Semolina
- Sin dicola
- Spiroterma
- Streptothyris
- Stromatitica
- Strophalingias
- Thectophila
- Trachydora
- Zanclarches

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Taxonomy

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The Family Cosmopterigidae is a member of the Superfamily Gelechioidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Cosmopterigidae:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda
        Class: Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia
        Infraclass: Pterygota - Winged Insects
        Cohort: Myoglossata
        Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera
        Order: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths
        Suborder: Glossata
        Infraorder: Heteroneura - a genus of Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae)
        Superfamily: Gelechioidea
        Family: Cosmopterigidae - Cosmet Moths

The Family Cosmopterigidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Subfamily (4): Antequerinae · Chrysopeleiinae · Cosmopteriginae · Cosmopteryginae
Genus (148): Acleracra · Aeaea · Aeronectris · Afeda · Aganoptila · Agonismus · Alloclita · Allotalanta · Amblytenes · Ambonostola · Amneris · Anatrachyntis · Anoncia · Anorcota · Antequera · Aphanosara · Aphthonetus · Apothetodes · Archisopha · Ascalenia · Ashibusa · Asymphorodes · Axiarcha · Balionebris · Bifascioides · Bubaloceras · Calanesia · Calycobathra · Chrysopeleia · Chysopeleia · Colonophora · Cosmiosophista · Cosmopterix · Crobylophanes · Cyphothyris · Dhahrania · Diatonica · Diophila · Diplosara · Diversivalva · Dorodoca · Dromiaulis · Dynatophysis · Dysphoria · Ecballogonia · Echinoscelis · Endograptis · Eralea · Eteobalea · Euclemensia · Euhyposmocoma · Eumenodora · Euperissus · Falcatariella · Gisilia · Glaphyristis · Haplochrois · Haplophylax · Harpograptis · Hedroxena · Helicacma · Heterotactis · Hodgesiella · Homosaces · Hyalochna · Hyperdasysella · Hyposmochoma · Hyposmocoma · Idiostyla · Iressa · Ischnangela · Ischnobathra · Isidiella · Isostreptis · Ithome · Labdia · Lallia · Leptozestis · Limnaecia · Macrobathra · Melanesthes · Melanocinclis · Melanozestis · Meleonoma · Meneptila · Metagrypa · Microzestis · Mothonodes · Neachandella · Neelysia · Neomariania · Nepotula · Obithome · Orthromicta · Otonoma · Pancalia · Parathystas · Passalotis · Pauroptila · Pebops · Pechyptila · Periploca · Persicoptila · Pharmacoptis · Phepsalostoma · Phosphaticola · Phthoraula · Pristen · Proterocosma · Protogrypa · Protorhiza · Pseudascalenia · Pycnagorastis · Pyretaulax · Pyroderces · Ramphis · Rhadinastis · Rhinomactrum · Sathrobrota · Scaeosopha · Scaeothyris · Schendylotis · Sematoptis · Semolina · Sindicola · Siskiwitia · Sorhagenia · Spiroterma · Stagmatophora · Stilbosis · Streptothyris · Stromatitica · Strophalingias · Synploca · Syntomaula · Tanygona · Teladoma · Thectophila · Tolliella · Trachydora · Tricionella · Triclonella · Trissodoris · Ulochora · Urangela · Vulcaniella · Walshia · Zanclarches
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2,089 species and subspecies in the Family Cosmopterigidae.

Genera

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Acleracra

Acleracra is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Aeaea

Aeaea or E?a ( ee-ee-? or /?'i??/ ?-ee-?; Greek ??a?a, Aiaia) was a mythological island said to be the home of the sorceress Circe. Odysseus tells Alcinous that he stayed here for a year on his way home to Ithaca. [more]

Aeronectris

Aeronectris is a genus of moth in the Agonoxenidae family. It was formerly included in the Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Afeda

Afeda is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Aganoptila

Aganoptila is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Agonismus

Hyposmocoma is a large and diverse genus of moths with 320-350 known species that have adapted to nearly every ecological niche on the Hawaiian Islands. Most species have plant-based diets. In four species of Hyposmocoma (one is Hyposmocoma molluscivora) caterpillars spin silk that they use to capture snails, on which they prey. These are the first caterpillars known to eat snails (or mollusks of any kind). Some species are amphibious. This trait has evolved at least 3 times within this genus. [more]

Alloclita

Alloclita is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Allotalanta

Allotalanta is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Amblytenes

Amblytenes is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Ambonostola

Ambonostola is a genus of moth in the Agonoxenidae family. It was formerly included in the Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Amneris

Aida (pronounced ) sometimes spelled A?da, is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette. Aida was first performed at the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo on 24 December 1871, conducted by Giovanni Bottesini. [more]

Anatrachyntis

Anatrachyntis is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. Some authors include it in Pyroderces. [more]

Anoncia

Anoncia is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Anorcota

Triclonella is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Antequera

Antequera is a city and municipality in the province of M?laga, part of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia. It is known as "the heart of Andalusia" (el coraz?n de Andaluc?a) because of its central location among M?laga, Granada, C?rdoba, and Seville. It is noted for two large Bronze Age dolmens. [more]

Aphanosara

Aphanosara is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Aphthonetus

Apothetodes

Apothetodes is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Archisopha

Archisopha is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Ascalenia

Ascalenia is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Ashibusa

Ashibusa is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Asymphorodes

Asymphorodes is a gelechioid moth genus in subfamily Agonoxeninae of the palm moth family (Agonoxenidae), whose taxonomic status is disputed. Alternatively, the palm moths might be a subfamily of the grass-miner moth family (Elachistidae), with the Agonoxeninae becoming a tribe Agonoxenini.^[] [more]

Axiarcha

Axiarcha is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Balionebris

Balionebris is a genus of moth in the Agonoxenidae family. It was formerly included in the Cosmopterigidae. [more]

Cosmopterigidae

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Taxonomy

Genera

Acleracra

Aeaea

Aeronectris

Afeda

Aganoptila

Agonismus

Alloclita

Allotalanta

Amblytenes

Ambonostola

Amneris

Anatrachyntis

Anoncia

Anorcota

Antequera

Aphanosara

Aphthonetus

Apothetodes

Archisopha

Ascalenia

Ashibusa

Asymphorodes

Axiarcha

Balionebris

Bifascioides

Bubaloceras

Calanesia

Calycobathra

Chrysopeleia

Chysopeleia

Colonophora

Cosmiosophista

Cosmopterix

Crobylophanes

Cyphothyris

Dhahrania

Diatonica

Diophila

Diplosara

Diversivalva

Dorodoca

Dromiaulis

Dynatophysis

Dysphoria

Ecballogonia

Echinoscelis

Endograptis

Eralea

Eteobalea

Euclemensia

Euhyposmocoma

Eumenodora

Euperissus

Falcatariella

Gisilia

Glaphyristis

Haplochrois

Haplophylax

Harpograptis

Hedroxena

Helicacma

Heterotactis

Hodgesiella

Homosaces

Hyalochna

Hyperdasysella

Hyposmochoma

Hyposmocoma

Idiostyla

Iressa

Ischnangela

Ischnobathra

Isidiella

Isostreptis

Ithome