Cosmoclostis aglaodesma

Cosmoclostis aglaodesma is a species of moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia from the Atherton Tableland in Queensland, south to near Taree in New South Wales.

Cosmoclostis aglaodesma
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Cosmoclostis
Species:
C. aglaodesma
Binomial name
Cosmoclostis aglaodesma
Meyrick, 1886

The larvae feed on the flowers of Gmelina arborea and Tectona species.[1]

References

  1. Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (16 October 2001). "Cosmoclostis aglaodesma". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2009.


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