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Species Cosmopterix thelxinoe - Hodges#1498.1

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Cosmopterigidae (Cosmet Moths)
Subfamily Cosmopteriginae
Genus Cosmopterix
Species thelxinoe (Cosmopterix thelxinoe - Hodges#1498.1)
Hodges Number
1498.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cosmopterix thelxinoe Koster, 2010 (1)
Size
Forewing length 3.5 mm (1).
Identification
See description and figures here.
Range
Primarily Brazil with a single specimen from North America (North Carolina) (1).
See Also
Internet References
Works Cited
1.The genera Cosmopterix Hübner and Pebobs Hodges in the New World
Koster, J.C. . 2010. Zoologische Mededelingen 84: 251-575.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group