''Idiostyla'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Cosmopterigidae The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects (cosmet moths) in the order Lepidoptera. These are small moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previ ...

. It was discovered in 1921 by

Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics. Life and work Ed ...

. Species include ''oculata'' and ''catharopis''. Both were discovered in Fiji and neither has been catalogued since. It should not be confused with several species of craneflies bearing the

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

name ''idiostyla''.

Species

*'' Idiostyla catharopis'' Meyrick, 1922 *'' Idiostyla oculata'' Meyrick, 1921

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Cosmopteriginae Taxa named by Edward Meyrick Cosmopterigidae genera {{Cosmopteriginae-stub