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Cosmopterigidae
59a0357 – 1474   Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864)

© Carol Wolf
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:
  • attenuatella Walker 1864 (Gelechia) - MONA 1983: 1474
  • antichorda Meyrick 1909 (Cosmopteryx)
  • antillia Forbes 1931 (Cosmopteryx)
  • apiculata Meyrick 1922 (Cosmopteryx)
  • flavofasciata Wollaston 1879 (Cosmopteryx)
  • lespedezae of authors not Walsingham 1882 (Cosmopteryx)
  • melanarches Meyrick 1929 (Cosmopterix)
  • mimetis Meyrick 1897 (Cosmopteryx)
  • superba of authors not Gozmány 1960 (Cosmopteryx)
  • venifica Meyrick 1915 (Cosmopteryx)
  • 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. 26; pl. 2.25-26. 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
    Cosmopterix attenuatella
    © Carol Wolf
    Cosmopterix attenuatella
    9mm – © Jim Vargo

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