Cosmopterigidae
59a0379 –
1481 Cosmopterix callichalca
(Meyrick, 1922)
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| Taxonomic: Notes |
Cosmopterix callichalca (Meyrick, 1922) includes as a synonym Cosmopterix dicacula Hodges 1962 [1481], Zool. Med. 84(10): 298. |
| Synonymy: |
callichalca (Meyrick, 1922) (Cosmopteryx) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: Brazil.dicacula Hodges, 1962 (Cosmopterix) - MONA 1983: [1481]; Holotype: Gainesville, FL. |
| Distribution: |
USA: Texas to Florida north to Michigan. |
| Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Poaceae. Host genera: Schizachyrium. Notes: leaf miner (Koster 2010a). (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) |
| Description: |
See Koster (2010), Zool. Med. 84(10): 298; figs. 23, 125, 208, 311. |
| Genitalia: |
See Koster (2010) |
| Similar : Species |
- 59a0366 Cosmopterix quadrilineella
- 59a0367 Cosmopterix minutella
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Hodges, R. W., 1978. Gelechioidea, Cosmopterigidae. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1: 30; pl. 2.37. (PDF (no fee) or order book)
- Hodges, R.W., 1962. A revision of the Cosmopterigidae of America north of Mexico, with a definition of the Momphidae and Walshiidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Entomologica Americana (N.S.), 42: 34.
- Koster, J.C., 2010. The genera Cosmopterix Hübner and Pebobs Hodges in the New World with special attention to the Neotropical fauna (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae). Zoologische Mededelingen, 84(10): 251-575. (abstract and PDF)
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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11mm – © Jim Vargo
holotype ( dicacula) - LG – (cc) U.S.N.M.
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