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Carposinidae, the "fruitworm moths", is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. These moths are narrower winged than Copromorphidae, with less rounded forewing tips. Males often have conspicuous patches of scales on either surface. The mouthparts are quite diagnostic, usually with prominent, upcurved "labial palps", the third segment long, and the second segment covered in large scales. Unlike Copromorphidae, the "M2" and sometimes "M1" vein on the hindwings is absent. The relationship of Carposinidae relative to Copromorphidae needs further investigation. It is considered possible that the family is artificial, being nested within Copromorphidae. The Palearctic species have been revised by Alexey Diakonoff (1989).
Copromorphidae, the "tropical fruitworm moths" is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. These moths have broad, rounded forewings, and well-camouflaged scale patterns. Unlike Carposinidae the mouthparts include "labial palps" with the second rather than third segment the longest. With other unusual structural characteristics of the caterpillar and adult, it could represent the sister lineage of all other extant members of this superfamily. The genus Sisyroxena from Madagascar is also notable for its unusual venation and wing scale sockets.
Alexey Diakonoff full name Alexey Nikolaievich Diakonoff was a Russian entomologist who specialised in Microlepidoptera.
Tesuquea is a genus of moths in the Carposinidae family. It contains the single species Tesuquea hawleyana, which is found in the southern United States, including New Mexico.
Alexotypa caradjai is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1989. It is found in China.
Alexotypa japonica is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1900. It is found in Japan and China.
Archostola amblystoma is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1989. It is found in Yunnan, China.
Archostola niphauge is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1989. It is found in China (Yunnan).
Archostola ocytoma is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1938. It is found in Yunnan, China.
Carposina autologa, the hakea seed-moth, is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia. It has been released in South Africa for the biological control Hakea sericea.
Carposina coreana is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Chang Whan Kim in 1955. It is found in Korea and China.
Commatarcha quaestrix is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1938. It is found in southern China and Japan.
Commatarcha chrysanches is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. It is found in Yunnan, China.
Commatarcha acidodes is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1989. It is found in Yunnan, China.
Heterogymna ochrogramma is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Bhutan, China and Japan.
Meridarchis isodina is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1989. It is found in China (Shensi).
Meridarchis bryonephela is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1938. It is found in Yunnan, China.
Peragrarchis emmilta is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It is found in China (Kwangtung).
Archostola martyr is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1989. It is found in Yunnan, China.
Meridarchis wufengensis is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It is found in China.
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