Cosmopterix coryphaea explained

Cosmopterix coryphaea is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean region from Spain to Cyprus.

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Phragmites australis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Cosmopterix_Coryphaea lepiforum.de
  2. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2011-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120914082744/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/cosmopterix/coryphaea/coryphaea.htm . 2012-09-14 . dead .

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