Iressa (moth)
# Iressa (moth)

Iressa is a genus of cosmet moths (family Cosmopterigidae). It belongs to subfamily Cosmopteriginae.

They are characterized mainly by their wing venation: in the forewings, vein 1b is not forked and veins 2-4 are separate, while veins 6-8 are not; veins 6 and 7 are stalked and arise from vein 8. In addition, the scape is short and bears a comb.

This genus contains only 3 known species:

* Iressa microsema J.F.G.Clarke, 1986
* Iressa neoleuca J.F.G.Clarke, 1971
* Iressa triformis (Meyrick 1927)

## Footnotes

* ↑ Clarke (1986)
