''Phragmataecia'' 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 belonging to the family

Cossidae The Cossidae, the cossid millers or carpenter millers, make up a family of mostly large miller moths. This family contains over 110 genera with almost 700 known species, and many more species await description. Carpenter millers are Lepidopter ...

. Members of this genus are found in the

Old World The "Old World" () is a term for Afro-Eurasia coined by Europeans after 1493, when they became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia in the Eastern Hemisphere, previously ...

Description

Members of this genus are generally medium-sized with very long abdomens, especially in females, and long bipectinate antennae. In males the length of pecten abruptly shortens to the distal part of tip, while in females pecten length is short to the tip of antenna as near invisible papilla. Coloration is white to black with unexpressed wing patterns except small black dots between the vein of the forewing in females.

Distribution

As of 2012, the genus had 39 species distributed in the Old World.

Species

*'' Phragmataecia albida'' *'' Phragmataecia andarana'' *'' Phragmataecia anikini'' *'' Phragmataecia annapurna'' *'' Phragmataecia brunni'' *'' Phragmataecia castaneae'' *'' Phragmataecia cinnamomea'' *''

Phragmataecia dushman ''Phragmataecia dushman'' is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia ...

'' *'' Phragmataecia furia'' *'' Phragmataecia fusca'' *'' Phragmataecia fuscifusa'' *''

Phragmataecia geisha ''Phragmataecia geisha'' is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the we ...

'' *'' Phragmataecia gummata'' *'' Phragmataecia gurkoi'' *'' Phragmataecia hummeli'' *'' Phragmataecia impura'' *'' Phragmataecia innominata'' *'' Phragmataecia innotata'' *'' Phragmataecia irrorata'' *'' Phragmataecia itremo'' *'' Phragmataecia laszloi'' *'' Phragmataecia longivitta'' *''

Phragmataecia minima ''Phragmataecia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae. Members of this genus are found in the Old World The "Old World" () is a term for Afro-Eurasia coined by Europeans after 1493, when they became aware of the existenc ...

'' *'' Phragmataecia minor'' *'' Phragmataecia monika'' *'' Phragmataecia okovangae'' *'' Phragmataecia pacifica'' *'' Phragmataecia parvipuncta'' *'' Phragmataecia pectinicornis'' *'' Phragmataecia pelostema'' *'' Phragmataecia psyche'' *'' Phragmataecia purpureus'' *'' Phragmataecia pygmaea'' *''

Phragmataecia roborowskii ''Phragmataecia roborowskii'' is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in north-western China and southern Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and ...

'' *'' Phragmataecia saccharum'' *'' Phragmataecia sericeata'' *'' Phragmataecia sumatrensis'' *'' Phragmataecia terebrifer'' *'' Phragmataecia turkmenbashi''

References

Cossidae genera Taxa named by Edward Newman {{Zeuzerinae-stub