Vulcaniella cognatella

Vulcaniella cognatella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from Ukraine to Sardinia and Greece.

Vulcaniella cognatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Vulcaniella
Species:
V. cognatella
Binomial name
Vulcaniella cognatella
Riedl, 1991

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Salvia officinalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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