''Organodesma'' is a

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/ref> The genus was described in 1965 by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány.

Species

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Organodesma arsiptila ''Organodesma'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described in 1965 by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány. Species *'' Organodesma arsiptila'' (Meyrick, 1931) (Cameroon, Congo) *'' Organodesma aur ...

'' (Meyrick, 1931) (

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

, Congo) *''

Organodesma aurocrata ''Organodesma'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described in 1965 by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány. Species *''Organodesma arsiptila'' (Meyrick, 1931) (Cameroon, Congo) *'' Organodesma auro ...

'' Gozmány, 1976 (Congo) *''

Organodesma erinacea ''Organodesma'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described in 1965 by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány. Species *''Organodesma arsiptila'' (Meyrick, 1931) (Cameroon, Congo) *''Organodesma auroc ...

'' (Walker, 1863) (

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Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...

) *''

Organodesma heptazona ''Organodesma'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described in 1965 by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány. Species *''Organodesma arsiptila'' (Meyrick, 1931) (Cameroon, Congo) *''Organodesma auroc ...

'' (Meyrick, 1931) (

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and envi ...

) *''

Organodesma leucomicra ''Organodesma'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described in 1965 by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány. Species *''Organodesma arsiptila'' (Meyrick, 1931) (Cameroon, Congo) *''Organodesma auroc ...

'' (Gozmány, 1966) (

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

) *''

Organodesma merui ''Organodesma'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae. The genus was described in 1965 by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány. Species *''Organodesma arsiptila'' (Meyrick, 1931) (Cameroon, Congo Basi ...

'' Gozmány, 1969 (

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

) *''

Organodesma onomasta ''Organodesma'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described in 1965 by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány. Species *''Organodesma arsiptila'' (Meyrick, 1931) (Cameroon, Congo) *''Organodesma auroc ...

'' Gozmány & Vári, 1975 (Tanzania, Zambia) *''

Organodesma optata ''Organodesma'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described in 1965 by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány. Species *''Organodesma arsiptila'' (Meyrick, 1931) (Cameroon, Congo) *''Organodesma auroc ...

'' Gozmány, 1967 (Congo) *''

Organodesma ornata ''Organodesma'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described in 1965 by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány. Species *''Organodesma arsiptila'' (Meyrick, 1931) (Cameroon, Congo) *'' Organodesma auro ...

'' Gozmány, 1966 *''

Organodesma petaloxantha ''Organodesma'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described in 1965 by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány. Species *''Organodesma arsiptila'' (Meyrick, 1931) (Cameroon, Congo) *'' Organodesma auro ...

'' (Meyrick, 1931) (Cameroon, Congo, Zambia) *''

Organodesma psapharogma ''Organodesma'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described in 1965 by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány. Species *'' Organodesma arsiptila'' (Meyrick, 1931) (Cameroon, Congo) *'' Organodesma aur ...

'' (Meyrick, 1936) (Congo) *''

Organodesma simplex ''Organodesma'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described in 1965 by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány. Species *'' Organodesma arsiptila'' (Meyrick, 1931) (Cameroon, Congo) *'' Organodesma aur ...

'' Gozmány, 1967 (Congo)

References

*Gozmány L. A. 1965c. Four new Tineid Genera from Central Africa. - ''Lambillionea'' 64(1–4):2–8. Siloscinae Tineidae genera {{Tineidae-stub