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Cosmopterigidae
59a0370 – 1490   Cosmopterix gemmiferella (Clemens, 1860)

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Description/
Field Marks:
See Koster (2010)
Genitalia: See Koster (2010)
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Cosmopteryx gemmiferella Clemens, 1860
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Hodges, R. W., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1, p. 34; pl. 3.5. order or free PDF
  • 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.
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Cosmopterix gemmiferella
© Tom Murray
Cosmopterix gemmiferella
© Ken Childs
Cosmopterix gemmiferella
10mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
Cosmopterix gemmiferella
12mm – © Mississippi Entomological Museum
Cosmopterix gemmiferella
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