Gisilia
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Gisilia is a genus of moth
in the family Cosmopterigidae
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the family Cosmopterigidae
Cosmopterigidae
Cosmopterigidae is a family of insects in the Lepidoptera order. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds, stems, etc of their host plants. There are about 1,500 described species...
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Species
- Gisilia antidesmaGisilia antidesmaGisilia antidesma is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in South Africa....
(Meyrick, 1913) - Gisilia cardinataGisilia cardinataGisilia cardinata is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in South Africa....
(Meyrick, 1918) - Gisilia conformataGisilia conformataGisilia cardinata is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in Kenya, Namibia and South Africa....
(Meyrick, 1921) - Gisilia gielisi Koster, 2010
- Gisilia lerautellaGisilia lerautellaGisilia lerautella is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in France. It was described from the Fontainebleau forest....
Gibeaux, 1986 - Gisilia meyi Sinev, 2007
- Gisilia sclerodesGisilia sclerodesGisilia sclerodes is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates.The larvae feed on Acacia nilotica and Acacia arabica....
(Meyrick, 1909) - Gisilia stagnansGisilia stagnansGisilia stagnans is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in Namibia and South Africa....
(Meyrick, 1921) - Gisilia stereodoxaGisilia stereodoxaGisilia stereodoxa is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found along the coast of the Mediterranean area and Egypt to Iran and India...
(Meyrick, 1925) - Gisilia subcrocea Meyrick, 1923