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Subfamily Cosmopteriginae

Cosmet Moth - Cosmopterix pulchrimella shy cosmet - Limnaecia phragmitella Cosmet Moth - Hodges #1503 - Melanocinclis lineigera Small black and white spotted moth - Melanocinclis sparsa Cosmopterix pulchrimella New Hope Bottomlands leaf miner on Dichanthelium clandestinum D3734 Cosmopterix 2022 1 - Cosmopterix clandestinella Pennsylvania Moth - Cosmopterix clemensella Florida Moth - Cosmopterix callichalca
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Cosmopterigidae (Cosmet Moths)
Subfamily Cosmopteriginae
Explanation of Names
From the type genus Cosmopterix. Generic epithet Cosmopterix is Greek meaning "ornamental wings." (1)
Works Cited
1.An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names.
Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 1 March, 2006 - 8:47pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 10 July, 2014 - 4:31pm

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