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Cosmopterix dulcivora

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Cosmopterix dulcivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Cosmopterix
Species:
C. dulcivora
Binomial name
Cosmopterix dulcivora
Meyrick, 1919
Synonyms
  • Cosmopterix sublaetifica Kuroko, 1982

Cosmopterix dulcivora is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from China (Jiangxi), Japan, Fiji, Samoa, the Philippines (Negros), Java, Australia (Queensland),[1][2] and Russia.[1]

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.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kuroko, Hiroshi & Liu, Youqiao (2005). "A study of Chinese Cosmopterix Hubner (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae), with descriptions of new species". Lepidoptera Science. 56 (2): 131–144. doi:10.18984/lepid.56.2_131.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Cosmopterix Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 14 November 2024.