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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.
Zeuzera is an Old World genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.
Phragmataecia gummata is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in China, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.
Phragmataecia innotata is a species of moth of the family Cossidae.
Phragmataecia parvipuncta is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Catopta is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
The Zeuzerinae are a subfamily of the family Cossidae.
Butaya is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae occurring in China and Vietnam.
Isocossus is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Wittocossus is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Bergaris is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae. The species are Southeast Asian, ranging from Myanmar and Vietnam to Sulawesi.
Duomitus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880. Its only species, Duomitus ceramicus, described by Francis Walker in 1865, is found in Yunnan in China and from southern India and Malaysia to Sumatra, Ceram and New Guinea.
Lakshmia is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae endemic to southeast Asia.
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.
Panau is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Phragmacossia laklong is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Vietnam.
Butaya gracilis is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Yunnan, China.
Orientozeuzera rhabdota is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Indonesia, the Philippines (Palawan), Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar.
References
- ↑ Yakovlev, R.V. 2014: Descriptions of three new species of Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from Vietnam, with an updated annotated checklist. Zootaxa, 3802(2): 240-256.