Cosmopterix pulchrimella

MOTH INFO

Cosmopterix pulchrimella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Cosmopterix pulchrimella (Chambers, 1875)

Cosmopterix parietariae (Hering, 1931)

Common name

Classification

Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Cosmopterigidae > Subfamily: Cosmopteriginae > Genus: Cosmopterix

Wingspan

9-10 mm

Appearance

The adults are tiny and their wings have a shining dark brown base color with a mixture of metallic silver, orange, black streaks, and white markings.

Habitat

Wherever the foodplant is found, i.e. farm buildings, old walls, irrigation ditches, along streams, roadsides, etc.

Food plant

Leaf miner of Urticaceae (Parietaria sp).

Flight period*

*based on a few observations on the island

Links

Lepiforum e.V.

Lepidoptera Mundi

Plant Parasites of Europe