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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 Chilean moth is a moth of the family Cossidae. The butterworm is the larval form and is commonly used as fishing bait in South America.
Andesiana is a genus representing its own family Andesianidae and superfamily Andesianoidea, the "Andean endemic moths". It contains three species with a wingspan up to 5.4 cm. in female A. similis and 3.5 cm. in males. This far surpasses in size any previously known monotrysian moth. These large Microlepidoptera are restricted to Andean South America, from where they were described originally in 1989 in the family Cossidae by their discoverer Patricia Gentili.
Chilecomadia is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Semagystia is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Surcossus perlaris is a moth in the family Cossidae, and the only species in the genus Surcossus. It was described by Heimlich in 1960 and is found in Chile.
Acousmaticus magnicornis is a moth in the family Cossidae, and the only species in the genus Acousmaticus. It is found in Chile.
Givira leonera is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Chile.
Philiodoron cinereum is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Chile.
Philiodoron frater is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Chile.
Rhizocossus munroei is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Chile.
The Zeuzerinae are a subfamily of the family Cossidae.
Breyeriana cistransandina is a moth in the family Cossidae, and the only species in the genus Breyeriana. It is found in Argentina and Chile.
Brachylia is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
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.
Skeletophyllon is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Tarsozeuzera is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Trismelasmos is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
References
- ↑ Clench, H.K., 1957: Cossidae from Chile (Lepidoptera). Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 47: 122-142. Full article: .