Cosmopterix zieglerella

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Cosmopterix zieglerella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Cosmopterix
Species:
C. zieglerella
Binomial name
Cosmopterix zieglerella
(Hubner, 1810) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea zieglerellaHubner, 1810
  • Gracillaria eximiaHaworth, 1828
  • Cosmopterix eximia(Haworth, 1828)

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

The wingspan is 8–11 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July. [2]

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

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. UKmoths
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2011-03-21.