Cosmopterix dulcivora

(Cosmopterix dulcivora)

Description

Cosmopterix dulcivora is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from China (Jiangxi), Japan, Russia, Fiji, Samoa, the Philippines (Negros), Java and Queensland, Australia. The length of the forewings is about 5 mm. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Poaceae species, including Miscanthus sinensis in Japan and Saccharum officinarum in Fiji, the Philippines and Queensland.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Cosmopterigidae
Genus:Cosmopterix
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