''Pebobs'' 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 ...

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 ...

Description

Adult

''Pebobs'' species are very small to small moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. Forewing length of 2.9-4.3 mm. The external features are as in ''

Cosmopterix ''Cosmopterix'' is a large genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae (cosmet moths). Description Adult ''Cosmopterix'' species are very small to small moths with a forewing length of 2.9-6.5 mm. Head smooth-scaled, rather long and narr ...

''. Wing venation with 12 veins in forewing and 7 veins in hindwing. Forewing with Sc and R1-R5 to costa; R5 stalked with M1; M1-CuA2 to termen; CuP very weak and not reaching termen; 1A+2A with basal fork, to dorsum. Hindwing Sc along costa and joining Rs at three-quarters; M1-CuA2 to termen; veins often not fully developed due to the narrow shape of the hindwing.The genera Cosmopterix Hübner and Pebobs Hodges in the New World with special attention to the Neotropical fauna (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae)
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Biology

The biology has only been described for '' Pebobs ipomoeae''. The one known life cycle does not differ from those of the known life cycles of ''

'' species.

Species

*'' Pebobs aitne'' Koster, 2010 *'' Pebobs elara'' Koster, 2010 *'' Pebobs ipomoeae'' (Busck, 1900) *'' Pebobs isonoe'' Koster, 2010 *'' Pebobs kale'' Koster, 2010 *'' Pebobs sanctivincenti'' (Walsingham, 1891) *'' Pebobs tetragramma'' (Meyrick, 1915)

References

Cosmopteriginae Cosmopterigidae genera {{Cosmopteriginae-stub