Cosmopterix coryphaea

Cosmopterix coryphaea is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean region from Spain to Cyprus.

Cosmopterix coryphaea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Cosmopterix
Species:
C. coryphaea
Binomial name
Cosmopterix coryphaea
Synonyms
  • Cosmopteryx coryphaea Walsingham, 1908
  • Cosmopteryx coryphae Agenjo, 1952
  • Cosmopteryx donatellae Mariani, 1932
  • Cosmopteryx formosa Amsel, 1935

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.[2]

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

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


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