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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Cosmia diffinis (White-spotted Pinion)
Genus	Cosmia (pinions)
Tribe	Xylenini (a tribe of moths)
Subfamily	XYLENINAE (a subfamily of moths)
Family	NOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
Superfamily	NOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
Clade	Macrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
Clade	Obtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
Clade	Apoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Ditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Heteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
Suborder	GLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
Order	LEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Cosmia diffinis is also a member of:
Microlepidoptera - micro-moths (via Apoditrysia)
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	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:

NOCTUIDAE
(shuttle moths)

Macrolepidoptera
(macro-moths)

Ditrysia
(butterflies and most moths)

LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Microlepidoptera
(micro-moths)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cosmia diffinis (White-spotted Pinion)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cosmia diffinis (White-spotted Pinion)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Cosmia diffinis is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)