Cosmia diffinis (Linnaeus, 1767)
(White-spotted Pinion)

Cosmia diffinis (White-spotted Pinion) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cosmia diffinis (White-spotted Pinion) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCosmia diffinis (White-spotted Pinion)
GenusCosmia (pinions)
TribeXylenini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyXYLENINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cosmia diffinis (White-spotted Pinion)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Waring, P. 2005 Final instar larva of White-spotted Pinion Vol 16, No. 6 Page: 434

Cosmia diffinis (White-spotted Pinion) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cosmia diffinis (White-spotted Pinion):

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