Cosmoclostis pesseuta is a species of moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka but has also been recorded from New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.[1] Recently, it has also been collected in Queensland, Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Cosmoclostis |
| Species: | C. pesseuta
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| Cosmoclostis pesseuta Meyrick, 1906
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Larvae have been reared from Premna latifolia.
References
edit- ^ Cees Gielis (January 1, 2008). "Cosmoclostis pesseuta". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
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