| Metharmostis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae | 
| Genus: | Metharmostis | 
| Species | |
| See text | |
Metharmostis is a genus of moths of the family Cosmopterigidae. [1] The genus is defined by its distinct forewing pattern featuring two rows of grayish-yellow streaks from base of cell to crossvein, a cluster of long hair-pencils from the base frenulum in males, and divided halves of the seventh sternum bearing a dense cluster of sex scales in females. [1]
One species of the genus Mathamostis multileneata was considered for use as biological control agent for Rhodomyrtus tomentosa in Florida however it was ultimately deemed not sufficiently host-specific. [2]