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Cosmopteriginae
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 have been 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.
31 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Limnaecia
genusLimnaecia
Cosmopterix
genusCosmopterix
Macrobathra
genusMacrobathra
Anatrachyntis
genusAnatrachyntis
Labdia
genusLabdia
Pyroderces
genusPyroderces
Triclonella
genusTriclonella
Fancy Case Caterpillars
genusHyposmocoma
Eteobalea
genusEteobalea
Melanocinclis
genusMelanocinclis
Stagmatophora
genusStagmatophora
Eralea
genusEralea
Ashibusa
genusAshibusa
Coccidiphila
genusCoccidiphila
Anoncia
genusAnoncia
Tanygona
genusTanygona
Cyphacma
genusCyphacma
Teladoma
genusTeladoma
Isidiella
genusIsidiella
Tetraconta
genusTetraconta
Dorodoca
genusDorodoca
Pebops
genusPebops
Euhyposmocoma
genusEuhyposmocoma
Axiarcha
genusAxiarcha
Erechthiodes
genusErechthiodes
Ischnobathra
genusIschnobathra
Parathystas
genusParathystas
Pycnagorastis
genusPycnagorastis
Strenophila
genusStrenophila
Bubaloceras
genusBubaloceras
Melanozestis
genusMelanozestis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 342428.