| Cosmoclostis hemiadelpha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Cosmoclostis |
| Species: | C. hemiadelpha |
| Binomial name | |
| Cosmoclostis hemiadelpha T. B. Fletcher, 1947 | |
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 [1] and in New Guinea. [2]
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 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.
Xyroptila marmarias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on the Atherton Tableland in Queensland, Australia, and it is also known from New Guinea.
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.
Ochyrotica cretosa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea, the Moluccas and the Solomon Islands.
Ochyrotica pseudocretosa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea and the Moluccas.
Ochyrotica toxopeusi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya.
Ochyrotica misoolica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea and the Moluccas.
Deuterocopus issikii is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea.
Tetraschalis lemurodes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea.
Platyptilia enargota is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Borneo and New Guinea.
Amblyptilia galactostacta is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea.
Amblyptilia iriana is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Papua New Guinea.
Nippoptilia spinosa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Papua New Guinea.
Hellinsia iraneaus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea.
Hellinsia mesoleucus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea.
Hellinsia probatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea.
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