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Cosmopterix cognita Walsingham, 1891

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Higher taxa: Cosmopterigidae (family)/  Cosmopteriginae (subfamily)/  Cosmopterix (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Walsingham, 1891
Citation:Cosmopteryx [sic] cognita, sp. n.
Original genus:Cosmopterix
Publication:Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1891a. African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Transactions of the entomological Society of London
Volume:1891
Issue:1
Pagination:124; pl. 6, fig. 64
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33776979
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Cosmopterix cognita (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Cosmopterix cognita Walsingham, 1891 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Natal, Estcourt, Kimbolton, 1889, leg. J. M. Hutchinson.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Cosmopterix cognita Walsingham, 1891 Kenya Koster J. C. 2016. The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae). page 136
Cosmopterix cognita Walsingham, 1891 South Africa Eastern Cape Meyrick E. 1937a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 5. page 147 (as cleophanes)
Cosmopterix cognita Walsingham, 1891 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1891a. African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 124
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Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Cosmopterix cleophanes Meyrick, 1937 Meyrick, 1937 species Synonym Cosmopterix cleophanes