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The Cossinae are the nominate subfamily of the Cossidae. The caterpillars of several Cossinae species, such as the carpenterworm and the goat moth, are significant pests. On the other hand, in Chile the caterpillars of the Chilean moth are collected on a commercial scale for sale as fishing bait and terrarium pet food; they are usually called "butterworms" in international trade.
Zeuzera is an Old World genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.
Stygia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.
Catopta is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Cossus is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793.
Chinocossus acronyctoides is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Kashmir, India and Vietnam.
The Zeuzerinae are a subfamily of the family Cossidae.
Eogystia sibirica is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in north-eastern Russia, Mongolia and northern China.
Holcocerus is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Isocossus is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Macrocossus is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Paracossus is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Duomitus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880. Its only species, Duomitus ceramicus, described by Francis Walker in 1865, is found in Yunnan in China and from southern India and Malaysia to Sumatra, Ceram and New Guinea.
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.
Rugigegat is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
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.
Stygiinae is a subfamily of the family Cossidae.
Panau is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
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- Yakovlev, R.V. & R.J. Murphy, 2013: The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 3709 (4): 371–393. Abstract:
