''Cyphothyris'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
in the family
Cosmopterigidae
The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects (cosmet moths) 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 ...
.
Species
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Cyphothyris disphaerias
''Cyphothyris disphaerias'' is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found on New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a l ...
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Meyrick, 1932
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Cyphothyris ophryodes
''Cyphothyris ophryodes'' is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in New Guinea and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO ( ...
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Meyrick, 1914
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Cyphothyris pyrrhophrys
''Cyphothyris pyrrhophrys'' is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found on New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a l ...
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Meyrick, 1932
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Cosmopterigidae
Moth genera
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