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Cosmopterigidae 59a0367 – 1486   Cosmopterix minutella (Beutenmüller, 1889)

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Description/ Field Marks: See Koster (2010) Genitalia: See Koster (2010) Similar Species: 1481 Cosmopterix callichalca 1485 Cosmopterix quadrilineella Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Cosmopteryx minutella Beutenmüller, 1889

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Hodges, R. W., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1, p. 33; pl. 2.43. 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 U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂

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