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Cosmopterigidae
59a0374 – 1494   Cosmopterix scirpicola Hodges, 1962

© Tom Murray [T]
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:
  • scirpicola Hodges 1962 (Cosmopterix) - MONA 1983: 1494
  • 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.
    • Hodges, R. W., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1, p. 36; pl. 3.10-11. 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 BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂ (genitalia)
    Cosmopterix scirpicola
    © Kyle Kittelburger [T]
    Cosmopterix scirpicola
    9mm – © Mississippi Entomological Museum
    Cosmopterix scirpicola
    - Holotype - LG – U.S. Nat'l. Museum

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