Cosmopterix chalybaeella

(Cosmopterix chalybaeella)

Description

Cosmopterix chalybaeella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from the United States in Texas and New Mexico. Adults were collected in April.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Cosmopterigidae

Genus:Cosmopterix

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