Cosmopterix coryphaea, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

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
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 

Links

Lepiforum e.V.

Lepidoptera Mundi

Plant Parasites of Europe

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