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Cosmopterigidae
59a0376 – 1496   Cosmopterix fernaldella (Walsingham, 1882)
             Fernald's Cosmopterix

© Kevin Hall
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:
  • fernaldella Walsingham 1882 (Cosmopteryx) - MONA 1983: 1496
  • 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. 37; pl. 3.13. 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
    Cosmopterix fernaldella
    10mm – © Jim Vargo
    Cosmopterix fernaldella
    LG(cc) U. S. National Museum

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