Cnissostages

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Cnissostages
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arrhenophanidae
Genus:Cnissostages
Zeller, 1863

Cnissostages is a genus of moths in the family Arrhenophanidae.

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Arrhenophanidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera.

Species

Cnissostages oleagina is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae family. It has a wide range in the Neotropical Region from Sinaloa, Mexico to southern Brazil and Paraguay.

Cnissostages mastictor is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is found from Costa Rica to Peru.

Cnissostages osae is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is known only from the Osa Peninsula in southern Costa Rica.


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