Cosmoclostis
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Cosmoclostis is a genus of moth
in the Pterophoridae family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Pterophoridae family.
Species
- Cosmoclostis aglaodesmaCosmoclostis aglaodesmaCosmoclostis aglaodesma is a species of moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found from the Atherton Tableland in Queensland, south to near Taree in New South Wales.The larvae feed on the flowers of Gmelina arborea and Tectona species....
- Cosmoclostis auxileucaCosmoclostis auxileucaCosmoclostis auxileuca is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India ....
- Cosmoclostis brachybelaCosmoclostis brachybelaCosmoclostis brachybela is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from South Africa....
- Cosmoclostis chalconotaCosmoclostis chalconotaCosmoclostis chalconota is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Uganda....
- Cosmoclostis gmelinaCosmoclostis gmelinaCosmoclostis gmelina is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in China .-References:, 2004: First record of the genus Cosmoclostis Meyrick from China, with descriptions of two new species . Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 29 : 142-146....
- Cosmoclostis hemiadelphaCosmoclostis hemiadelphaCosmoclostis hemiadelpha is a species of moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Queensland and New Guinea.-External links:*...
- Cosmoclostis lamprosemaCosmoclostis lamprosemaCosmoclostis lamprosema is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from New Guinea, the Moluccas, the Louisiade Archipelago, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands....
- Cosmoclostis leucomochlaCosmoclostis leucomochlaCosmoclostis leucomochla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It was described from Sri Lanka. It was later also discovered in Burma and on Leyte.The larvae feed on Gmelina arborea....
- Cosmoclostis parauxileucaCosmoclostis parauxileucaCosmoclostis parauxileuca is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in China .-References:, 2004: First record of the genus Cosmoclostis Meyrick from China, with descriptions of two new species . Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 29 : 142-146....
- Cosmoclostis pesseutaCosmoclostis pesseutaCosmoclostis pesseuta is a species of moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is in India and Sri Lanka, but has also been recorded from New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Recently, it has also been collected in Queensland....
- Cosmoclostis quadriquadraCosmoclostis quadriquadraCosmoclostis quadriquadra is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on Christmas Island.The wingspan is 11-13 mm. The antennae are white and the head is pale rust-brown above, with a white face. The thorax is yellowish white anteriorly and rust-brown posteriorly. The; underside is shining...
- Cosmoclostis schouteniCosmoclostis schouteniCosmoclostis schouteni is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Ivory Coast....