Cosmopterix dulcivora is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from China (Jiangxi), Japan, Fiji, Samoa, the Philippines (Negros), Java, Australia (Queensland),[1][2] and Russia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Cosmopterix |
| Species: | C. dulcivora
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| 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.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Kuroko, Hiroshi & Liu, Youqiao (2005). "A study of Chinese Cosmopterix Hubner (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae), with descriptions of new species". Lepidoptera Science. 56 (2): 131–144. doi:10.18984/lepid.56.2_131.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cosmopterix Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 14 November 2024.