Suborder:Glossata Infraorder:Heteroneura Superfamily:Cossoidea
Refs: Field guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland - Waring, Townsend and Lewington; MBGBI2
Rest with wings in tectiform position; Antenna pectinate in male, simple in female
Labial palps short to medium length; Maxillary palps minute, 1 or 2-segmented; Proboscis rudimentary or absent
Both wings with median vein forked within discal cell
Refs: Field guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland - Waring, Townsend and Lewington; MBGBI2
Rest with wings in tectiform position; Antenna pectinate in male, simple in female
Labial palps short to medium length; Maxillary palps minute, 1 or 2-segmented; Proboscis rudimentary or absent
Both wings with median vein forked within discal cell
Subfamily: Cossinae
Male antenna pectinate to apex; hindtibia with medial spurs
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Cossus
Probosis absent; labial palps moderate ascending with dense appressed scales; hindtibia rough-scaled, with 2 pairs of spurs; hindwing with V8 free. 001 Cossus cossus (Goat Moth)
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Subfamily: Zeuzerinae
Male antenna pectinate in basal half only; tibial spurs absent
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Zeuzera
Labial palps very short, with appressed scales; hindtibia rough-scaled; hindwing with V8 fused with V7 just beyond cell. 002 Zeuzera pyrina (Leopard Moth)
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Phragmataecia
Labial palps very short, setose; hindtibia setose; hindwing with V8 free 003 Phragmataecia castanae (Reed Leopard)
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