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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Metharmostis |
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Metharmostis is a genus of moths of the family Cosmopterigidae.1 The genus is defined by its distinct forewing pattern featuring two rows of grayish-yellow streaks from base of cell to crossvein, a cluster of long hair-pencils from the base frenulum in males, and divided halves of the seventh sternum bearing a dense cluster of sex scales in females.1
One species of the genus Mathamostis multileneata was considered for use as biological control agent for Rhodomyrtus tomentosa in Florida however it was ultimately deemed not sufficiently host-specific.2
Species
- Metharmostis asaphaula Meyrick, 1921
- Metharmostis multilineata Adamski, 2014
References
References
- Adamski, D.; Makinson, J. R.; Brown, B. T.; Wright, S. A.; Prattand, P. D.; Brown, J. W. (June 1, 2013). "Description and Evaluation of Metharmostis multilineata (Cosmopterigidae) and Idiophantis soreuta (Gelechiidae) (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) For Biocontrol Of Downy Rose Myrtle, Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Myrtaceae)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 67 (2): 111–127. doi:10.18473/lepi.v67i2.a2. ISSN 0024-0966.
- Pratt, Paul D.; Wright, Susan A.; Makinson, Jeffrey R.; Purcell, Matthew F.; Center, Ted D.; Rayamajhi, Min B. (2014-10-03). "The broad host range of Metharmostis multilineata precludes its use as a biological control agent of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa". Biocontrol Science and Technology. 24 (10): 1188–1191. Bibcode:2014BioST..24.1188P. doi:10.1080/09583157.2014.914153. ISSN 0958-3157.