Cosmopterigidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Superfamilia: Gelechioidea

Familia: Cosmopterigidae
Subfamiliae (4): Antequerinae – Chrysopeleiinae – Cosmopteriginae – Scaeosophinae
Genera incertae subfamiliae: Pyretaulax
Overview of genera

Aganoptila – Agonismus – Amblytenes – Apothetodes – Bifascioides – Bubaloceras – Calanesia – Colonophora – Crobylophanes – Cyphothyris – Dhahrania – Diophila – Diplosara – Dynatophysis – Dysphoria – Euhyposmocoma – Falcatariella – Griphocosma – Haplophylax – Harpograptis – Hedroxena – Helicacma – Herlinda – Homosaces – Hyalochna – Ischnangela – Isostreptis – Laverna – Leptozestis – Melanozestis – Meleonoma – Melnea – Meneptila – Metagrypa – Microzestis – Minivalva – Neachandella – Neelysia – Orthromicta – Otonoma – Pauroptila – Pechyptila – Persicoptila – Pharmacoptis – Phosphaticola – Phthoraula – Protogrypa – Protorhiza – Pseudascalenia – Pycnagorastis – Pyretaulax – Rhadinastis – Rhinomactrum – Sathrobrota – Scaeosopha – Scaeothyris – Schendylotis – Sematoptis – Semolina – Sindicola – Spiroterma – Streptothyris – Stromatitica – Strophalingias – Synploca – Thectophila – Urangela – Zanclarches – ...
Name

Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876

Type genus: Cosmopterix Hübner, 1825

References

Sinev, S.Yu. 1999: Notes on the synonymy of the narrow-winged moths (Lepidoptera: Agonoxenidae, Cosmopterigidae, Momphidae) of Palaearctic. abstract only seen

Vernacular names
English: Cosmet Moths

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.
Contents

1 Taxonomy
2 Selected former genera
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Taxonomy

The family consists of four subfamilies and these genera:[1]

Subfamily Antequerinae Hodges, 1978
Subfamily Chrysopeleiinae Mosher, 1916
Subfamily Cosmopteriginae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Adeana
Allotalanta
Anatrachyntis
Anoncia
Aphanosara
Archisopha
Ashibusa
Axiarcha
Clemmatista
Coccidiphila
Cosmopterix
Diatonica
Diversivalva
Dorodoca
Dromiaulis
Ecballogonia
Echinoscelis
Endograptis
Eralea
Eteobalea
Hodgesiella
Hyposmocoma
Glaphyristis
Haplochrois
Heureta
Heterotactis
Idiostyla
Iressa
Ischnobathra
Isidiella
Isorrhoa
Labdia
Leptozestis
Macrobathra
Melanocinclis
Mimodoxa
Morphotica
Mothonodes
Opszyga
Otonoma
Paratheta
Parathystas
Passalotis
Pebobs
Pechyptila
Persicoptila
Phaneroctena
Pyroderces
Ramphis
Ressia
Rhadinastis
Sematoptis
Stagmatophora
Synploca
Syntomaula
Tanygona
Teladoma
Tetraconta
Tolliella
Triclonella
Trissodoris
Ulochora
Urangela
Vulcaniella
Subfamily Scaeosophinae Meyrick, 1922
Incertae sedis
Acleracra
Aganoptila
Amblytenes
Apothetodes
Calanesia
Clarkeophlebia
Colonophora
Crobylophanes
Dynatophysis
Falcatariella
Griphocosma
Haplophylax
Harpograptis
Hedroxena
Herlinda
Homosaces
Ischnangela
Melanozestis
Meleonoma
Melnea
Meneptila
Metagrypa
Microzestis
Minivalva
Neachandella
Neomelanesthes
Orthromicta
Pauroptila
Phepsalostoma
Phosphaticola
Protorhiza
Pseudascalenia
Pycnagorastis
Pyretaulax
Schendylotis
Semolina
Sindicola
Spiroterma
Stromatitica
Strophalingias
Thectophila
Trachydora
Zanclarches

Selected former genera

Eritarbes
Lallia
Scaeothyris
Xestocasis