Cosmopterix pararufella explained

Cosmopterix pararufella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from Spain, Greece, Corsica, Crete, Cyprus and North Africa, including Egypt.

The wingspan is about 11 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Saccharum officinarum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://esa.confex.com/esa/2004/techprogram/paper_14448.htm Infestation features of the leaf midrib miner, Cosmopterix pararufella Riedl (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae), a pest of sugarcane in Egypt