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Cosmopterix coryphaea Walsingham, 1908

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Higher taxa: Cosmopterigidae (family)/  Cosmopteriginae (subfamily)/  Cosmopterix (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Walsingham, 1908
Citation:Cosmopteryx [sic] coryphaea, sp. n.
Original genus:Cosmopterix
Publication:Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1908a. Lepidoptera of Tenerife.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:1907
Issue:4
Pagination:964–965; pl. 52, fig. 10
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31579428
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Cosmopterix coryphaea (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Cosmopterix coryphaea Walsingham, 1908 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Spain [Spain, Canary Islands], Tenerife, Santa Cruz, 12–16.ii.1907, leg. Walsingham.
Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Canary Islands, Israel, Sicily. The record of Cosmopteryx [sic] hamifera Meyrick, 1909 refers to Cosmopteryx [sic] coryphaea Walsingham, 1907 (see S. Sinev 2004: 122 and J. C. Koster 2016: 140).

Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae).
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Cosmopterix donatellae Mariani, 1932 Mariani, 1932 species Synonym Cosmopterix donatellae
Cosmopterix formosa Amsel, 1935 Amsel, 1935 species Synonym Cosmopterix formosa