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Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864)

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Higher taxa: Cosmopterigidae (family)/  Cosmopteriginae (subfamily)/  Cosmopterix (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1864)
Citation:Gelechia attenuatella
Original genus:Gelechia
Publication:Walker F. 1864b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXX.– Tineites.
Journal:—
Volume:30
Issue:
Pagination:1019
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38948611
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Cosmopterix by Walsingham (1897: 53).

Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1897a. Western Equatorial African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 3724♂, NHMUK. Jamaica Jamaica.
Distribution note:

Australasia: Australia, New Guinea; Neotropical: Tropics of New world (see R. W. Hodges 1978), Brazil, Jamaica, Peru, Puerto Rico; Oriental: India, Indonesia (Borneo), Sri Lanka; Palaearctic: Canary Islands, Madeira.

Hodges R. W. 1978. Gelechiodea: Cosmopterigidae. – In: Dominick R. B. et al. (eds.), The moths of America north of Mexico.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Cabo Verde São Nicolao Báez M. & García A. 2005. Lepidoptera. – In: Arechavaleta M., Zurita N., Marrero M. C. & Martín J. L. (eds). Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde (hongos, plantas y animales terrestres). page 87 (as flavofasciata)
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Cameroon Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). page 127
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). page 127
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). page 127
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Meyrick E. 1938a. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Pterophoridae, Tortricina and Tineina. page 18 (as flavofasciata)
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 70
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Eswatini Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). page 128
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Kenya Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera. page 80 (as mimetis)
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Madagascar Viette P. 1951f. Quelques Microlépidoptères de Madagascar. page 343 (as flavofasciata)
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Mauritius Meyrick E. 1910a. Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Mauritius and Chagos Isles. page 372 (as mimetis)
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Mauritius Rodrigues Meyrick E. 1924a. Micro-Lepidoptera of Rodriguez. page 552 (as flavofasciata)
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Namibia Sinev S. Yu. 2004. Agonoxenidae, Batrachedridae, Blastobasidae, Chrysopeleiidae, Cosmopterigidae, and Stathmopodidae (Lepidotera: Gelechioidea). – In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. page 112
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Réunion Guillermet C. 2012. Contribution à l'étude des Hétérocères de l'île de La Réunion : description de huit nouvelles espèces de Tortricidae, Carposinidae et Crambidae (Lepidopteraa Heterocera). page 349
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena Wollaston T. V. 1879. Notes on the Lepidoptera of St. Helena, with descriptions of new species. page 438 (as flavofasciata)
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Ascension Robinson G. S. & Kirke C. M. S. 1990. Lepidoptera of Ascension Island – a review. page 123
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Saudi Arabia Amsel H. G. 1958b. Kleinschmetterlinge aus Nordost-Arabien der Ausbeute A. S. Talhouk. page 78 (as flavofasciata)
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Seychelles Cosmoledo Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 59 (as flavofasciata)
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Seychelles Aldabra Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 59 (as flavofasciata)
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Seychelles Coëtivy Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 59 (as flavofasciata)
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Seychelles Mahé Meyrick E. 1911e. Tortricina and Tineina. Results of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. page 282 (as mimetis)
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) South Africa Eastern Cape Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). page 128
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) South Africa Western Cape Meyrick E. 1909a. New South African Microlepidoptera. page 357 (as antichorda)
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) South Africa Mpumalanga Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). page 127
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). page 128
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) South Africa Gauteng Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). page 128
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) South Africa North-West Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). page 128
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Tanzania Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). page 128
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Uganda Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). page 128
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Cyperus rotundus Cyperaceae Mauritius Meyrick E. 1924a. Micro-Lepidoptera of Rodriguez. page 552 (as flavofasciata)
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Cyperus rotundus Cyperaceae Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 70
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Melinus minutiflora Poaceae Madagascar Viette P. 1951f. Quelques Microlépidoptères de Madagascar. page 343
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Cosmopterix antichorda Meyrick, 1909 Meyrick, 1909 species Synonym Cosmopterix antichorda
Cosmopterix antillia Forbes, 1931 Forbes, 1931 species Synonym Cosmopterix antillia
Cosmopterix apiculata Meyrick, 1922 Meyrick, 1922 species Synonym Cosmopterix apiculata
Cosmopterix flavofasciata Wollaston E., 1879 Wollaston E., 1879 species Synonym Cosmopterix flavofasciata
Cosmopterix mimetis Meyrick, 1897 Meyrick, 1897 species Synonym Cosmopterix mimetis
Cosmopterix venefica Meyrick, 1915 Meyrick, 1915 species Synonym Cosmopterix venefica