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Argyresthia
Argents
Argyresthia is a genus of microlepidopteran moths comprising over 200 species, with more than 100 species recognized in the Palearctic region. Adults are exceptionally small, measuring 3.2–6.8 mm from head to wingtip. Most species display white wings with broad, transverse metallic stripes. Larvae are leaf or needle miners, feeding between tissue layers of conifers or broadleaved plants. The genus is the namesake of the family Argyresthiidae, having been elevated from subfamily status within Yponomeutidae.
Cosmopterix dapifera
Cosmopterix dapifera is a small moth in the family Cosmopterigidae, described by Hodges in 1962. It exhibits highly distinctive wing patterning with metallic golden spots and white transverse lines on greyish-brown forewings. The species has a disjunct distribution spanning the southeastern United States, Cuba, and eastern Brazil. Adults have been collected across multiple months, indicating a multivoltine life cycle.