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Cosmopterigidae
59a0361 – 1479   Cosmopterix dapifera Hodges, 1962

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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:
  • dapifera Hodges 1962 (Cosmopterix) - MONA 1983: 1479
  • 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. 29; pl. 2.33-34. 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 dapifera
    10mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Cosmopterix dapifera
    9mm – © Mississippi Entomological Museum
    Cosmopterix dapifera
    LG(cc) Miss. Ent. Mus.
    Cosmopterix dapifera
    LG(cc) Miss. Ent. Mus.

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