The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings, giving them the shape of a narrow winged airplane. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assemblage called "microlepidoptera".
Cosmoclostis hemiadelpha is a species of moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1947. It is found in Australia in Queensland and in New Guinea.
Cosmoclostis pesseuta is a species of moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka but has also been recorded from New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Recently, it has also been collected in Queensland, Australia.
Stenoptilia zophodactylus, also known as the dowdy plume, is a species of moth of the family Pterophoridae found worldwide. It was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1840.
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla, the lantana plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is native to the southern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. It was introduced to Australia accidentally in 1936 and is now found from Sydney to Cairns along the coast. It has also been introduced to Hawaii in 1902, Pohnpei in 1948, and Palau in 1960 for biological control. It has since been recorded from Yap in 1987–1988 and is now distributed on all islands of the Mariana and Caroline Islands where the host plant is found, except Aguijan.
Exelastis pumilio is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It has worldwide tropical distribution, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Japan, Micronesia, South Africa the Virgin Islands as well as Queensland and New Guinea.
Pterophorus albidus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is distributed in Africa, south and south-east Asia, including New Guinea and Australia, as well as Japan (Kyushu) and the Ryukyu Islands.
Platyptilia farfarellus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. The species was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1867. It is found from central and southern Europe to Asia Minor, Micronesia and Japan. It is also known from Africa, where it has been recorded from Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, São Tomé & Principe, Tanzania, Uganda, the Seychelles and Malawi.
Adaina microdactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. Also known as the hemp-agrimony plume, it is found in Africa, Asia and Europe.
Cosmoclostis leucomochla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher from Sri Lanka. It was later also discovered in Myanmar and on Leyte in the Philippines.
Cosmoclostis is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. Species are known from Australia, China, South and South East Asia, the Arabic Peninsula and Africa.
Cosmoclostis brachybela is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1947 and is known from South Africa.
Cosmoclostis chalconota is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1947 and is known from Uganda.
Pterophorinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Pterophoridae.
Cosmoclostis gmelina is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Hainan, China.
Cosmoclostis parauxileuca is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Guangdong, China.
Cosmoclostis auxileuca is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Assam, India.
Cosmoclostis quadriquadra is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on Christmas Island, a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean.
