The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds and stems of their host plants. About 1500 species are described. The taxonomic family is most diverse in the Australian and Pacific region with about 780 species.
The Momphidae, or mompha moths, is a family of moths with some 115 described species. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1857. These moths tend to be rather small with a wingspan of up to 21 mm. The wings are held folded over the body at rest. The larvae are concealed feeders, either as leaf miners or within seeds or stems.
Anatrachyntis is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. Some authors include it in Pyroderces.
Macrobathra is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. Most species are endemic to Australia.
Pyroderces is a genus of cosmet moths. It belongs to subfamily Cosmopteriginae. Some authors include Anatrachyntis here.
Anatrachyntis incertulella, the pandanus flower moth, is a small cosmet moth species. It belongs to subfamily Cosmopteriginae. This was the first "micromoth" species to be described from Hawaiʻi. The type specimens were collected there by the 1820s Beechey expedition and described by the English entomologist Francis Walker in 1864; they are now in the British Museum of Natural History.
Pyroderces argyrogrammos is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from central Europe south to the Mediterranean area, the Canary Islands, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and China. It has recently also been recorded on the Channel Islands.
Pyroderces aellotricha, also known as the Cosmet moth, is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in New Zealand, in Australia and the Cook Islands.
Anatrachyntis anaclastis is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897, and is known from Queensland, Australia.
Pyroderces apparitella is a species of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the North Island where it is regarded by some as being not common. The preferred habitat of this species is native forests and residential gardens. Adults are on the wing in December and January and the species is attracted to light.
Anatrachyntis calefacta is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922, and is known from India.
Anatrachyntis dactyliota is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931, and is known from Peninsular Malaysia.
Anatrachyntis euryspora is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922, and is known from Fiji.
Anatrachyntis megacentra is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923, and is known from Fiji and the Cook islands
Anatrachyntis mythologica is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917, and is known from Sri Lanka.
Anatrachyntis oxyptila is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1928, and is known from New Ireland.
Anatrachyntis ptilodelta is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922, and is known from China.
Labdia anarithma is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. It is found in New Zealand and throughout Australia. Adults are on the wing from December to March and are day flying. They have been collected by sweeping bracken fern.
Pyroderces chalcoptila is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Peru.
