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Cosmopterigidae

Cosmopterigidae

7 species in 6 genera are known from Block Island. This family of tiny to minute moths includes many species in the type genus with very narrow forewings with a patch of orange scales bordered by metallic scaling; many other species are shades of orange or dark gray to black. Many have patches of raised scales on the forewings.

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