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Cosmopterigidae
59a0377 – 1497   Cosmopterix floridanella (Beutenmüller, 1889)

© Ken Childs
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:
  • floridanella Beutenmüller 1889 (Cosmopteryx) - MONA 1983: 1497
  • nigrapunctella Busck 1900 (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. 37; pl. 3.14. 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 ♂
    Cosmopterix floridanella
    © Carol Wolf
    Cosmopterix floridanella
    © Ken Childs
    Cosmopterix floridanella
    © Ken Childs
    Cosmopterix floridanella
    © Ken Childs
    Cosmopterix floridanella
    9mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Cosmopterix floridanella
    8mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Cosmopterix floridanella
    (cc) U. S. National Museum
    Cosmopterix floridanella
    - HT (nigrapunctella) - LG(cc) USNM

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