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Cosmopterix longivalvella

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Cosmopterix longivalvella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Cosmopterix
Species:
C. longivalvella
Binomial name
Cosmopterix longivalvella
Kuroko & Y.Q. Liu [jp], 2005[1]

Cosmopterix longivalvella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from Zhejiang, China.[1][2]

The length of the forewings is about 4.5 mm (male holotype). The larvae feed on a bamboo species.[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 13 November 2024.