Cosmopterix dulcivora
Cosmopterix dulcivora is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from China (Jiangxi), Japan, Russia, Fiji, Samoa, the Philippines (Negros), Java and Queensland, Australia.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Cosmopterix |
Species: | C. dulcivora |
Binomial name | |
Cosmopterix dulcivora Meyrick, 1919 | |
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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.
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