An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada Author Pohl, Greg Northern Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Edmonton ,, Canada Author Anweiler, Gary University of Alberta Strickland Entomology Museum ,, Canada Author Schmidt, Christian Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Canada Author Kondla, Norbert Calgary ,, Canada text ZooKeys 2010 2010-03-05 38 38 1 549 journal article 10.3897/zookeys.38.383 aa97d560-1969-4b79-93bb-2614b7835c0e 1313–2970 576629 31. Cosmopterigidae – cosmet moths Small ( 10–18 mm wingspan) moths, most with moderately narrow lanceolate wings. Some species have metallic markings on the forewings. Adults of most species have been collected at lights, but a few are diurnal or crepuscular. Larvae of most species are leafminers, flower bud feeders or seed feeders, or miners and gall formers on stems and roots. A few species are scavengers or predators on scale insects. The family Cosmopterigidae comprises over 1200 described species from all parts of the world. This family is particularly diverse in Hawaii . In continental North America , 183 species are known. Five species are reported from AB, and a few others may occur here as well. Hodges (1978) revised the family for North America ; three additional species have been recognized or reported since then.