Cosmopterix dacryodes

(Cosmopterix dacryodes)

Description

Cosmopterix dacryodes is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is widely found in Mauritius and Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. The wingspan is about 7 mm.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Cosmopterigidae

Genus:Cosmopterix

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