Cosmopterix athesiae Huemer & Koster, 2006

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FAMILY Cosmopterigidae
SUBFAMILY Cosmopteriginae
GENUS Cosmopterix
SPECIES athesiae
AUTHORHuemer & Koster, 2006
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONCosmopterix athesiae sp. n.
TYPE LOCALITYItaly, Lago di Garda, Monte Maderno, 250 m, 04-07.vii.1964, leg. K. Burmann.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♀, genitalia slide J. C. Koster 5970♂, TLMF; Paratypes 12♂; 10♀, genitalia slides J. C. Koster 5971, 5975, 5976, RMNH, TLMF, RMCA, MINGA, coll. Aarvik, Oslo.
STATUS Species
PUBLICATION Huemer P. & Koster J. C. 2006. Cosmopterix athesiae sp. n., a widespread new species from Europe and Africa (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae, Cosmopteriginae). - Veröffentlichungen des Tiroler Landesmuseums Ferdinandeum 86:75-82.
PAGINATION 76-82, figs 1-4

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Cameroon   Huemer P. & Koster J. C. 2006. Cosmopterix athesiae sp. n., a widespread new species from Europe and Africa (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae, Cosmopteriginae). - Veröffentlichungen des Tiroler Landesmuseums Ferdinandeum 86:75-82. 76
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). - Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 158 (2015):87-318. 125
Kenya   Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). - Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 158 (2015):87-318. 125
Madagascar   Lopez-Vaamonde C., Sire L., Rasmussen B., Rougerie R., Wieser C., Allaoui A. A., Minet J., deWaard J. R., Decaëns T & Lees D. C. 2018. DNA barcodes reveal deeply neglected diversity and numerous invasions of micromoths in Madagascar. - Genome 62:105-121. 114
Namibia   Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). - Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 158 (2015):87-318. 125
South Africa Mpumalanga Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). - Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 158 (2015):87-318. 126
South Africa North-West Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). - Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 158 (2015):87-318. 126
Tanzania   Huemer P. & Koster J. C. 2006. Cosmopterix athesiae sp. n., a widespread new species from Europe and Africa (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae, Cosmopteriginae). - Veröffentlichungen des Tiroler Landesmuseums Ferdinandeum 86:75-82. 76
Zimbabwe   Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). - Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 158 (2015):87-318. 126

Notes:  Palaearctic: Greece, Italy, Spain.

Host Plants

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