Cosmopterigidae
59a0363 –
1482 Cosmopterix lespedezae
(Walsingham, 1882)
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[T] - © Ken Childs
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| Distribution: |
OH, KY, TX, AR, SC - Hodges (1978); MS - Koster (2010). |
Larva and
Host Plants: |
Lespedeza and Desmodium. |
Description/
Field Marks: |
See Koster (2010) |
| Genitalia: |
See Koster (2010) |
| Similar Species: |
- 1493 Cosmopterix clemensella: "The key in Koster (2010) relies on the clemensella forewing being greyish brown and lespedezae dark brown, which is very subjective and hardly accurate. Otherwise clemensella should have a 4x larger outer dorsal spot than the opposite costal spot (lespedezae is 2-3x). I have also found this to be an unreliable character. The only possible distinguishing character I can find is the middle longitudinal white line is shorter in clemensella." - Steven Whitebread (pers. comm., 4/1/2020).
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
lespedezae (Walsingham, 1882) (Cosmopteryx) - MONA 1983: 1482
Type locality: none given [Texas], Hodges (1978). |
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| 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. 30; pl. 2.38. 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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[T] - © Robert L. Zimlich
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9mm – © Mississippi Entomological Museum
 - Holotype - LG – U.S. Nat'l. Museum
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