| Gisilia conformata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Gisilia |
| Species: | G. conformata |
| Binomial name | |
| Gisilia conformata (Meyrick, 1921) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gisilia conformata is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Kenya, Namibia and South Africa. [1]
This species has a wingspan of 8 mm, its forewings are whitish-grey-ochreous speckled with black. [2]
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is paraphyletic with respect to butterflies and neither subordinate taxon is used in modern classifications. Moths make up the vast majority of the order. There are approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, although there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World.
Ascalenia is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.
Gisilia is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings (Catocala); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, footman and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth ; fruit-piercing moths ; micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae. Some of the erebid moths are called owlets.
Gisilia stereodoxa is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found along the coast of the Mediterranean area and Egypt to Iran and India. It has recently been recorded from Kenya and Namibia.
Bifascia nigralbella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Algeria, the northern Sahara, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, western Pakistan and India. It has also been recorded from Spain.
Bifascioides sindonia is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Aldabra in the Seychelles.
Gisilia sclerodes is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates.
Gisilia antidesma is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in South Africa.
Gisilia stagnans is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa.
Gisilia cardinata is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in South Africa.
Gisilia lerautella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in France. It was described from the Fontainebleau forest, but is thought to be an introduced species.
The Chrysopeleiinae are a subfamily of the Cosmopterigidae, although some authors treat it as a full family, the Chrysopeleiidae.
Gisilia gielisi is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Koster in 2010. It is found in the United Arab Emirates.
Gisilia meyi is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Sinev in 2007.Type locality: Namibia, Brandberg, Mason Shelter, 1740 m. It is found in Namibia.
Gisilia subcrocea is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Egypt.
