Cosmopterix phyllostachysea

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Cosmopterix phyllostachysea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Cosmopterix
Species:
C. phyllostachysea
Binomial name
Cosmopterix phyllostachysea
Kuroko, 1957

Cosmopterix phyllostachysea is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from China (Jiangxi) [1] [2] and Japan. [1] [2] [3]

The length of the forewings is about 6 mm. [1] The larvae have been recorded feeding on bamboo, specifically on Phyllostachys bambusoides in Japan. [1] They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a linear-blotch mine. The linear starts small, but gradually widens. The last instar larvae create an oval chamber. It later makes a smaller overwintering chamber of silk-like fiber within this bigger chamber. After overwintering, the larvae begin feeding on the mesophyll in March.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kuroko, Hiroshi & Liu, Youqiao (2005). "A study of Chinese Cosmopterix Hubner (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae), with descriptions of new species". Lepidoptera Science. 56 (2): 131–144. doi: 10.18984/lepid.56.2_131 .
  2. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Cosmopterix Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "マダケカザリバ Cosmopterix phyllostachysea Kuroko, 1975". Japanese Moths. Retrieved 14 November 2024.


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