Cosmopterix coryphaea, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Cosmopterix coryphaea (Walsingham, 1908)
MOTH INFO
Cosmopterix coryphaea is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Cosmopterix coryphaea (Walsingham, 1908)
Cosmopteryx donatellae (Mariani, 1933)
Cosmopteryx formosa (Amsel, 1935)
Cosmopteryx coryphae (Agenjo, 1952)
Common name
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Classification
Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Cosmopterigidae > Subfamily: Cosmopteriginae > Genus: Cosmopterix
Wingspan
9-10 mm
Habitat
River and stream banks, reedbeds.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Poaceae (Phragmites australis).
Flight period*
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on one observation on the island