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Cosmopterigidae
59a0373 – 1493   Cosmopterix clemensella (Stainton, 1860)
             Clemens' Cosmopterix

© Charley Eiseman (CNC)
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: Cosmopteryx clemensella Stainton, 1860
Cosmopteryx hermodora Meyrick, 1919
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Hodges, R. W., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1, p. 35; pl. 3.8-9. 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
Cosmopterix clemensella
© Bob Patterson
Cosmopterix clemensella
© Charley Eiseman
Cosmopterix clemensella
© Tom Murray
Cosmopterix clemensella
8mm – © Jim Vargo
Cosmopterix clemensella
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