| Pebobs | |
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| An undescribed Pebobs species | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Pebobs Hodges, 1978 |
| Type species | |
| Cosmopteryx ipomoeae Busck, 1900 |
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Pebobs is a genus of moths in the Cosmopterigidae family.
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Description [link]
Adult [link]
- See glossary for terms used
Pebobs species are very small to small moths in the Cosmopterigidae family. Forewing length of 2.9-4.3 mm. The external features are as in Cosmopterix. 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.[1]
Biology [link]
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 Cosmopterix species.
Species [link]
- 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 [link]
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