''Ceromitia'' is a genus of
moths
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) a ...
in the
Adelidae
The Adelidae or fairy longhorn moths are a family of monotrysian moths in the lepidopteran infraorder Heteroneura. The family was first described by Charles Théophile Bruand d'Uzelle in 1851. Most species have at least partially metallic, ...
family.
It consists of primitive moths mainly found in
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
and
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...
.
Species
Source:
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Ceromitia albosparsa''
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Ceromitia alternipunctella''
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Ceromitia amphichroa''
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Ceromitia aphroneura''
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Ceromitia arata''
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Ceromitia atelopis''
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Ceromitia auricrinis''
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Ceromitia autoscia''
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Ceromitia benedicta''
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Ceromitia bipartita''
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Ceromitia bipectinifera
''Ceromitia bipectinifera'' is a species of moth of the family Adelidae. It is known from South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of ...
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Ceromitia brevilobata''
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Ceromitia centrologa''
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Ceromitia cerochlora''
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Ceromitia chalcocapna
''Ceromitia chalcocapna'' is a moth of the family Adelidae
The Adelidae or fairy longhorn moths are a family of monotrysian moths in the lepidopteran infraorder Heteroneura. The family was first described by Charles Théophile Bruand d'U ...
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Ceromitia chionocrossa
''Ceromitia chionocrossa'' is a moth of the family Adelidae or ''fairy longhorn moths''. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South ...
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Ceromitia chrysomitra
''Ceromitia chrysomitra'' is a moth belonging to the family Adelidae or ''fairy longhorn moths''. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. This species is usually found in Uganda and Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, i ...
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Ceromitia crinigerella
''Ceromitia crinigerella'' is a species of moth of the family Adelidae. It is known from Mozambique and South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It ...
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Ceromitia cuneella
''Ceromitia cuneella'' is a moth of the family Adelidae or ''fairy longhorn moths''. It was described by Walsingham in 1891. It is found in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, ...
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Ceromitia decepta
''Ceromitia decepta'' is a species of moth of the family Adelidae. It is known from South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South ...
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Ceromitia delta
''Ceromitia delta'' is a species of moth of the family Adelidae. It is known from South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South A ...
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Ceromitia descripta
''Ceromitia descripta'' is a species of moth of the family Adelidae. It is known from South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of Sou ...
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Ceromitia devia
''Ceromitia devia'' is a species of moth of the family Adelidae. It is known from South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Af ...
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Ceromitia dicksoni
''Ceromitia dicksoni'' is a species of moth of the family Adelidae. It is known from South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of Sout ...
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Ceromitia durbanica''
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Ceromitia eccentra''
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Ceromitia elongatella''
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Ceromitia eremarcha''
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Ceromitia exalbata
''Ceromitia'' is a genus of moths in the Adelidae family.
It consists of primitive moths mainly found in Africa and South America.
Species
Source:
* ''Ceromitia albosparsa''
* ''Ceromitia alternipunctella''
* ''Ceromitia amphichroa''
* ''Cero ...
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Ceromitia fuscipunctella''
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Ceromitia geminata''
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Ceromitia gigantea''
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Ceromitia glandularis''
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Ceromitia graptosema''
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Ceromitia grisata''
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Ceromitia heteroloba''
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Ceromitia holosticta''
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Ceromitia ilyodes''
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Ceromitia impura''
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Ceromitia indigna''
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Ceromitia ingeminans''
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Ceromitia intermedia''
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Ceromitia iolampra
''Ceromitia iolampra'' is a moth of the family Adelidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Victoria (Australia), Victoria.
The larvae feed on the flowers of ''Acacia baileyana'' and ''Acacia genistifolia''. La ...
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Ceromitia iolitha''
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Ceromitia laninensis''
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Ceromitia laureata''
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Ceromitia leptosticta''
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Ceromitia libropis
''Ceromitia libropis'' is a species of moth of the family Adelidae. It is known from South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of Sout ...
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Ceromitia lizeri''
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Ceromitia macrograpta''
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Ceromitia melanodesma''
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Ceromitia melanostrota''
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Ceromitia mellicoma''
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Ceromitia mioclina''
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Ceromitia mitrata''
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Ceromitia monopectinifera''
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Ceromitia multipunctata''
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Ceromitia nerina''
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Ceromitia ochrodyta''
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Ceromitia ochrotricha''
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Ceromitia palyntis''
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Ceromitia phaeoceros''
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Ceromitia phaeocoma''
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Ceromitia phaeocomoides''
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Ceromitia phyrsima
''Ceromitia phyrsima'' is a species of moth of the family Adelidae. It is known from South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of Sout ...
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Ceromitia pilularis''
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Ceromitia praetexta''
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Ceromitia pucaraensis''
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Ceromitia punctulata''
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Ceromitia resonans''
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Ceromitia schajovskoii''
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Ceromitia sciographa''
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Ceromitia simpliciella''
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Ceromitia spatolodes''
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Ceromitia spilodesma''
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Ceromitia sporaea''
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Ceromitia stathmodes''
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Ceromitia synchroma''
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Ceromitia synneura''
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Ceromitia systelitis''
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Ceromitia transtrifera''
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Ceromitia trigoniferella''
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Ceromitia trilobata''
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Ceromitia turpisella''
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Ceromitia tyrochlora''
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Ceromitia unguiphora''
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Ceromitia vansoni''
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Ceromitia viscida''
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Ceromitia wahlbergi''
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Ceromitia xanthocoma''
Notes and references
External links
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Adelidae
Adeloidea genera
Taxa named by Philipp Christoph Zeller
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