Cosmopterix interfracta

(Cosmopterix interfracta)

Description

Cosmopterix interfracta is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from Brazil (Federal District, Pará, Rio de Janeiro), Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. Adults have been recorded between June and October.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Cosmopterigidae

Genus:Cosmopterix

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