Cosmopterigidae

Cosmopterigidae

Cosmopterigidae

Family of moths

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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:[1]

Genera

See also: List of cosmopterigid genera

The following genera are in subfamily Cosmopteriginae or not assigned to a subfamily:[1] For genera assigned the other subfamilues see Antequerinae, Chrysopeleiinae, and Scaeosophinae.

Selected former genera

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Heikkilä, Maria; Mutanen, Marko; Kekkonen, Mari; Kaila, Lauri (2014). "Morphology reinforces proposed molecular phylogenetic affinities: a revised classification for Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera)". Cladistics. 30 (6): 563–589. doi:10.1111/cla.12064. ISSN 0748-3007.
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