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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.
Scaeosopha is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.
Vulcaniella extremella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from Poland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, and Bulgaria and from France to central and southern Russia.
Cosmopterix pararufella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from Spain, Greece, Corsica, Crete, Cyprus and North Africa, including Egypt.
Cosmopterix phyllostachysea is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from China (Jiangxi) and Japan.
Cosmopterix dulcivora is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from China (Jiangxi), Japan, Russia, Fiji, Samoa, the Philippines (Negros), Java and Queensland, Australia.
Anatrachyntis simplex is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Egypt, La Réunion, Gambia and the United Arab Emirates, Cyprus, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, India and China. It is recorded infrequently in the United Kingdom through accidental importation in pomegranates.
Ascalenia echidnias is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Madeira, Sardinia and Malta and from North Africa to Asia Minor and Iran. The habitat consists of dry or desert-like areas.
Gisilia stereodoxa is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found along the coast of the Mediterranean area and Egypt to Iran and India. It has recently been recorded from Kenya and Namibia.
Bifascioides leucomelanella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Libya, Egypt and on Malta. It has also been recorded from Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Coccidiphila gerasimovi is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae described by Aleksandr Sergeievich Danilevsky in 1950. It is found in the Mediterranean area, on the Canary Islands and from North Africa to the Near East. It has also been recorded from Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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.
Pancalia leuwenhoekella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae.
Pyroderces apicinotella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Tunisia, Libya and Iraq.
Anatrachyntis coridophaga is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Egypt and Libya.
Tolliella truncatula is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Henan, China.
Helcystogramma convolvuli, the sweet potato moth, sweetpotato webworm moth, sweetpotato leaf roller or black leaf folder, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is mainly found in Asia and Africa, but there are also records from Oceania, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Florida in the United States. The species is also found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.
Scaeosopha sinevi is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in China and Korea.
Scaeosopha mitescens is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and South Australia.
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- ↑ Zhiwei Zhang, Houhun Li (2009): First record of the genus Tolliella Riedl (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae) in China, with description of one new species. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 34(1): Seite 46-48