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Ashibusa is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae.
Scaeosopha is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.
Cosmopterix setariella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from Russia, China (Jiangxi) and Japan.
Cosmopterix rhyncognathosella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from Russia, China and Japan.
Cosmopterix phyllostachysea is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from China (Jiangxi) and Japan.
Cosmopterix gracilis is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from China (Jiangxi), Japan, Korea and Russia.
Cosmopterix dulcivora is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from China (Jiangxi), Japan, Russia, Fiji, Samoa, the Philippines (Negros), Java and Queensland, Australia.
Pyroderces argyrogrammos is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from central Europe south to the Mediterranean area, the Canary Islands, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and China. It has recently also been recorded on the Channel Islands.
Ashibusa jezoensis is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Japan, Taiwan and on the Kuriles.
Ashibusa aculeata is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in China.
Ashibusa flavalba is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in China.
Ashibusa lativalvula is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in China.
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- ↑ Zhang, Z.W. & H.H. Li, 2009: Taxonomic study of the genus Ashibusa Matsumura (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae), with description of six new species in China. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift56 (2): 335-343. doi : 10.1002/mmnd.200900031. Abstract: