| Pyroderces sarcogypsa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Pyroderces |
| Species: | P. sarcogypsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyroderces sarcogypsa (Meyrick, 1932) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyroderces sarcogypsa is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Japan, the Russian Far East and the Chinese provinces of Fujian, Guizhou and Jiangxi.
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.
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 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.
Anatrachyntis pyrrhodes is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897, and is known from Australia.
Labdia nesophora is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.
Pyroderces chalcoptila is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Peru.
Pyroderces bifurcata is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in China.
