Cosmopterigidae
59a0379 –
1481 Cosmopterix callichalca
(Meyrick, 1922)
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| Distribution: |
USA: Texas to Florida north to Michigan. |
Description/
Field Marks: |
See Koster (2010), Zool. Med. 84(10): 298; figs. 23, 125, 208, 311. |
| Genitalia: |
See Koster (2010) |
| Similar Species: |
- Cosmopterix quadrilineella
- Cosmopterix minutella
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
callichalca (Meyrick, 1922) (Cosmopteryx)
Type locality: Brazil.dicacula Hodges, 1962 (Cosmopterix)
Type locality: Holotype: Gainesville, FL. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Cosmopterix callichalca (Meyrick, 1922) includes as a synonym Cosmopterix dicacula Hodges 1962 [1481], Zool. Med. 84(10): 298. |
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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. 2.37. order or free PDF
- Hodges, R.W., 1962. A revision of the Cosmopterigidae of America north of Mexico, with a definition of the Momphidae and Walshiidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Entomologica Americana (N.S.), 42: 34.
- 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
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© Jim Eckert
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11mm – © Jim Vargo
holotype ( dicacula) - LG – (cc) U.S.N.M.
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