Cosmopterix crassicervicella
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Cosmopterix crassicervicella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Cosmopterix |
Species: | C. crassicervicella
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Cosmopterix crassicervicella | |
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Cosmopterix crassicervicella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from southern France and the Iberian Peninsula to Greece and Crete. It is also found on the Canary Islands and in the United Arab Emirates.[2]
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 the 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.[3]
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
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