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 have been described. The taxonomic family is most diverse in the Australian and Pacific region with about 780 species.

Calycobathra is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae.

Cyphothyris is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae.

Aganoptila is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae.

Orthromicta is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae.

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Pseudascalenia is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae.

Homosaces is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.

Trachydora is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.

Sindicola is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae.

Rhadinastis is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae.

Colonophora is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.

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Hyalochna is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.

Thectophila is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae, although some sources place it in the family Blastodacnidae. The genus contains only one species, Thectophila acmotypa. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "Data Deficient" by the Department of Conservation.

Falcatariella is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae.

Pauroptila is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Pauroptila galenitis, which is found in South Africa.

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Helicacma is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Helicacma catapasta, which is found in India (Assam).

Melnea is a gelechioid moth genus usually placed in the cosmet moth family (Cosmopterigidae); its exact relationships are not yet resolved however. Only a single species is known, Melnea armigera. It ranges widely in insular Melanesia and southern Polynesia (Nuku Hiva, Tahiti, Palau, Fiji and the Solomons). Furthermore it had been recorded from the Mauritius, Seychelles and Réunion. Its distribution is the result of accidental introductions by human travellers but its hostplant remains unknown.

The Antequerinae are a subfamily of the Cosmopterigidae. In the Nearctic, the subfamily consists of eight species in four genera, found in North America and England.

Amblytenes is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Amblytenes lunatica, which is found in Brazil.

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Acleracra is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Acleracra pancarphalea, which is found in New Guinea.

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Calanesia is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Calanesia karsholti, which is found in Tunisia, North Africa.

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species of moth endemic to New Zealand

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Pyretaulax is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Pyretaulax miltogramma, which is found on Java.

Ischnangela is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Ischnangela eremocentra, which is found on Java.

Isostreptis is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Isostreptis porphyrarga, which is found in China.

Hedroxena is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Hedroxena barbara, which is found on the New Hebrides.

Protogrypa is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Protogrypa citromicta, which is found in Sri Lanka.

Haplophylax is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Haplophylax paraphanes, which is found in India.

Griphocosma is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cosmopterigidae described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1929. It contains only one species, Griphocosma citroplecta, described by Edward Meyrick in 1917, which is found in Busa, India.

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