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

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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   Type locality: Jefferson Co., KY.

References

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

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