- Source: Cosmopterigidae
The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects (cosmet moths) in the order Lepidoptera. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds and stems of their host plants. About 1500 species are described. The taxonomic family is most diverse in the Australian and Pacific region with about 780 species.
Several genera formerly included here have been moved to the Agonoxeninae.
Taxonomy
The family consists of four subfamilies:
Subfamily Antequerinae Hodges, 1978
Subfamily Chrysopeleiinae Mosher, 1916
Subfamily Cosmopteriginae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Subfamily Scaeosophinae Meyrick, 1922
= Genera
=The following genera are in subfamily Cosmopteriginae or not assigned to a subfamily: For genera assigned the other subfamilues see Antequerinae, Chrysopeleiinae, and Scaeosophinae.
= Selected former genera
=Eritarbes
Lallia
Scaeothyris
Xestocasis
See also
List of cosmopterigid genera
References
External links
Cosmopterigidae
Revised Checklist of Cosmopterigidae in Neotropical Region
Revised Checklist of Cosmopterigidae in America north of Mexico
Cosmopterigidae at Fauna Europaea
Family Classification
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kupu-kupu
- Lepidoptera
- Daftar ngengat Taiwan
- Gelechiidae
- Nolidae
- Hesperiidae
- Lymantriidae
- Delias eucharis
- Cosmopterigidae
- List of moths of Great Britain (micromoths)
- List of moths of Russia (Gelechioidea)
- Moth
- Ananke (disambiguation)
- List of moths of Austria (A–E)
- Agonoxeninae
- Lepidoptera
- List of Lepidoptera of Belgium
- List of Lepidoptera of Greece
