Cosmopterix scribaiella

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Cosmopterix scribaiella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Cosmopterix
Species:
C. scribaiella
Binomial name
Cosmopterix scribaiella
Zeller, 1850 [1]
Synonyms
  • Cosmopteryx scribaiellaFrey, 1856
  • Cosmopteryx hermsiellaE. Hering, 1889

Cosmopterix scribaiella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from most of Europe (except the Balkan Peninsula) to Japan.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to October in western Europe. [2]

The larvae feed on Phragmites australis . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. UKmoths
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2011-03-21.