- Cosmopterix crassicervicella
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Cosmopterix crassicervicella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Cosmopterigidae Genus: Cosmopterix Species: C. crassicervicella Binomial name Cosmopterix crassicervicella
Chretien, 1896[1]Synonyms - Cosmopteryx crassicervicella Chretien, 1896
- Cosmopteryx dalii Agenjo, 1981
- Cosmopteryx flavipes Turati, 1930
- Cosmopteryx superba Gozmany, 1960
Cosmopterix crassicervicella is a moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found from southern France and the Iberian Peninsula to Greece and Crete. It is also found on the Canary Islands.
Adults are on wing from mid April to mid June and again from the end of August to the end of October.
The larvae feed on Cyperus species. They mine te leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a blotch that extends to the tip of the leaf. During feeding pauses, the larva retreats into the central part of the mine that is lined with silk, which causes the leaf to contract. Pupation takes place in this shelter.[2]
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