Biology:Cosmopterix coryphaea

Short description: Species of moth

Cosmopterix coryphaea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Cosmopterix
Species:	C. coryphaea
Binomial name
Cosmopterix coryphaea (Walsingham, 1908)
Synonyms
Cosmopteryx coryphaea Walsingham, 1908 Cosmopteryx coryphae Agenjo, 1952 Cosmopteryx donatellae Mariani, 1932 Cosmopteryx formosa Amsel, 1935

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.

The larvae feed on Phragmites australis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a gallery, widening upwards into an elongate blotch. Most frass is piled in the older, lower section of the mine, but part of it is ejected. Pupation takes place inside of the mine.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q293046 entry