Cosmopterigidae
59a0355 –
1472 Cosmopterix pulchrimella
(Chambers, 1875)
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Urticaceae. Host genera: Parietaria Pilea. Notes: leaf miner (Koster 2010a). (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) |
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.)
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| Synonymy: |
pulchrimella (Chambers, 1875) (Cosmopteryx) - MONA 1983: 1472parietariae (Hering, 1931) (Cosmopteryx)pulcherrimella; (Chambers, 1878) (Cosmopteryx) missp.; TL: (no type). |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
- Hodges, R. W., 1978. Gelechioidea, Cosmopterigidae. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1: 25; pl. 2.22-23. (PDF (no fee) or order book)
- 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. (abstract and PDF)
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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