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Chrysopeleia is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. The genus was erected by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874.
Clemmatista is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cosmopterigidae. Its single species, Clemmatista metacirrha, is found in India. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.
Griphocosma is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cosmopterigidae described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1929. It contains only one species, Griphocosma citroplecta, described by Edward Meyrick in 1917, which is found in Busa, India.
Neomariania is a genus of moths in the family Stathmopodidae described by Mario Mariani in 1943, although it is sometimes included in the family Cosmopterigidae.
Phepsalostoma is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Phepsalostoma electracma, which is found on Java.
Semolina is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Semolina leucotricha, which is found on Rapa Iti.
Ulochora is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cosmopterigidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It contains only one species, Ulochora streptosema, described by the same author in the same year, which is found in Fiji.
Zanclarches is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cosmopterigidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. Its only species, Zanclarches fastosa, described by the same author in the same year, is found on Java in Indonesia.
Rohaniella pygmaea, the pigmy emperor, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in Africa, including Namibia and South Africa. The species was first described by Peter Maassen and Gustav Weymer in 1885.
Vulcaniella glaseri is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Riedl in 1966. It is found in Turkey.
Pancalia amurella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1967. It is found in the Russian Far East and China.
Pancalia sinense is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1967. It is found in China.
Stilbosis phaeoptera is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1931. It is found in Puerto Rico.
Cosmopterix cuprea is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1916. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from northern Queensland.
Leptozestis argoscia is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.
Leptozestis spodoptera is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Turner in 1923. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Macrobathra chryseostola is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Turner in 1932. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Macrobathra monostadia is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Isorrhoa triloxias is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found in Sri Lanka.
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