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Species Cosmopterix callichalca - Hodges#1481

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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 callichalca (Cosmopterix callichalca - Hodges#1481)
Hodges Number
1481
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cosmopterix callichalca Meyrick, 1922
Cosmopteryx [sic] callichalca Meyrick, 1922
Cosmopterix dicacula Hodges, 1962
Size
FWL: 3.1-5.7 mm. (1)
Identification
See description and figures here.
Range
Records from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, and Texas (1).
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
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
Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 16 December, 2016 - 7:26pm
Last updated 16 December, 2016 - 8:54pm

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