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Cosmopterigidae
59a0446.5 – 1073   Cyphacma tragiae Braun, 1942

reared - LG - © Aaron Hunt
Larva and
Host Plants:
Leafminer of Tragia cordata
Larvae: See Braun (1942)
Description/
Field Marks:
Wing spread: 4.8-5.6 mm
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • tragiae Braun, 1942 (Cyphacma) - MONA 1983: 1073; TL: Jefferson Co., KY.
  • References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Becker, V.O., 1999. Family reassignments and synonymy of some taxa of Neotropical Microlepidoptera. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 16 (Supplement 2): 141-170.
    • Braun, A. F., 1942. A remarkable new heliodinid (microlepidoptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 35(4): 373-378.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Cyphacma tragiae
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