''Proterocosma'' 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
Agonoxenidae
The Agonoxeninae are a subfamily of moths.
History of classification
Formerly, the subfamily only contained four named species – all in the type genus '' Agonoxena'' – if (e.g. following Nielsen ''et al.'', 1996). Such a monotypic ar ...
. It was formerly included in the
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 ...
.
Species
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Proterocosma dualis''
Diakonoff, 1954
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Proterocosma epizona''
Meyrick, 1886
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Proterocosma marginata''
Diakonoff, 1954
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Proterocosma ochronota''
Meyrick, 1886
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Proterocosma triplanetis''
Meyrick, 1886
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Agonoxeninae
Moth genera
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