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The Cossidae, the cossid millers or carpenter millers, make up a family of mostly large miller moths. This family contains over 110 genera with almost 700 known species, and many more species await description. Carpenter millers are nocturnal Lepidoptera found worldwide, except the Southeast Asian subfamily Ratardinae, which is mostly active during the day.
The Cossinae are the nominate subfamily of the Cossidae. The caterpillars of several Cossinae species, such as the carpenterworm and the goat moth, are significant pests. On the other hand, in Chile the caterpillars of the Chilean moth are collected on a commercial scale for sale as fishing bait and terrarium pet food; they are usually called "butterworms" in international trade.
Meharia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.
Dyspessa is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
Eremocossus vaulogeri is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Senegal, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Syria, Egypt, Oman, Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and southern Iran.
Stygia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.
Catopta is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Dyspessa tsvetaevi is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2008. It is found in Turkey and Iraq.
Cossula is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
The Hypoptinae are a subfamily of the family Cossidae.
The Metarbelidae are a family of the Cossoidea also called the carpenter or goat moths, and is sometimes treated as a subfamily, Metarbelinae of the Cossidae. No synapomorphies are shared with the Cossidae based on adult morphology. The family Metarbelidae was first described by Embrik Strand in 1909.
The Zeuzerinae are a subfamily of the family Cossidae.
Metarbela is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae described by William Jacob Holland in 1893.
Afroarabiella is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Brachylia is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Zeuzerocossus cinereus is a moth in the family Cossidae, and the only species in the genus Zeuzerocossus. It is found on Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests.
Chalcidica minea is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in India, Vietnam, Thailand, the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Queensland and on the Solomon Islands. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests.
Phragmacossia is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Relluna nurella is a moth in the family Cossidae, and the only species in the genus Relluna. It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, as well as on Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Palawan.
Trismelasmos is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
References
- ↑ Davis, Steve R.; Gentili-Poole, Patricia; Mitter, Charles (September 26, 2008). "A revision of the Cossulinae of Costa Rica and cladistic analysis of the world species (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 154 (2): 222–277. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00406.x .
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