Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864)
Gelechia attenuatella Walker, 1864
Cosmopteryx [sic] flavofasciata Wollaston, 1879
Cosmopterix mimetis Meyrick, 1897
Cosmopteryx [sic] venefica Meyrick, 1915
Cosmopteryx [sic] apiculata Meyrick, 1922
Cosmopterix [sic] antillia Forbes, 1931
Cosmopterix [sic] superba Gozmány, 1960
Numbers
There are more than 31 species of the genus
Cosmopterix in America north of Mexico.
(1)Size
Forewing length 3.5-5.8 mm.
(2)Range
Texas to North Carolina and Florida.
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Found throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Heppner (2003) reported adults every month in Florida.
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The main flight period is January to June in other areas.
(1)Food
The larval host in the United States is
Cyperus L. (flatsedge) (Cyperaceae).
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(5)Print References
Hodges, R.W., 1978.
The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1. E.W. Classey Ltd. and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, p. 26; pl. 2.25-26.
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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: figs 19, 122, 205, 310.
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