Cosmopterix nyctiphanes

(Cosmopterix nyctiphanes)

Description

Cosmopterix nyctiphanes is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from Ecuador. Adults have been recorded in June.

Taxonomic tree:

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