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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.
Dyspessa is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
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.
Semagystia is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
The Zeuzerinae are a subfamily of the family Cossidae.
Isocossus is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Mirocossus is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae, described by J.W. Schoorl in 1990.
Paracossus is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Wittocossus 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.
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.
Stygiinae is a subfamily of the family Cossidae.
Panau is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Sansara is a genus of moths in the family of Cossidae.
References
- Schoorl jr., J.W., 1990: A Phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. Zoologische Verhandelingen263: 1-295. Full article: .
- Yakovlev, R.V., 2011: Stygiinae Yakovlev, subfam. n., a new Subfamily of Palaearctic Carpenter-moths (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). Entomological Review91 (4): 508-512.
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