The Chrysopeleiinae are a subfamily of the Cosmopterigidae, although some authors treat it as a full family, the Chrysopeleiidae.Niels P. Kristensen: Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies. In: Maximilian Fischer (Hrsg.): Handbook of Zoology. 1. Auflage. Band 4 – Arthropoda: Insecta, Teilband 35, de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1998, .
Distribution The subfamily is distributed mostly in Central Asia, southern Asia, Africa and in America. In the Palearctic realm, over 50 species are found, with 16 species in six genera found in Europe.
Genera Afeda (Nearctic) Ascalenia (Palearctic, African, Australia) Bifascioides Cholotis Chrysopeleia (Nearctic) Eumenodora Gisilia (Palearctic & African) Ithome (Nearctic & Neotropical) Melanozestis Melnea Nepotula (Nearctic) Obithome (Nearctic) Perimede (Nearctic & Neotropical) Periploca (Nearctic & Palearctic) Pristen (Nearctic) Prochola Siskiwitia (Nearctic) Sorhagenia (Palearctic & Nearctic) Stilbosis (most species but 2 from the Americas) Walshia (Nearctic & Neotropical)
Placement uncertain The following genera are alternatively placed in the subfamily Cosmopteriginae: Leptozestis Orthromicta Synploca (Nearctic) Trachydora
Formerly placed here Eumenodora (India/Australia)
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