Cosmopterix isotoma

(Cosmopterix isotoma)

Description

Cosmopterix isotoma is a moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is known from the Federal District and Pará in Brazil and from Guyana. Adults have been recorded in February, April and July, indicating more than one generation.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Cosmopterigidae

Genus:Cosmopterix

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