Cosmopterix setariella

Cosmopterix setariella
Cosmopterix setariella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Cosmopterix
Species: C. setariella
Binomial name
Cosmopterix setariella
Sinev, 1985

Cosmopterix setariella is a moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is known from Russia, China (Jiangxi)[1] and Japan.

The length of the forewings is about 4.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Setaria viridis. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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