Biology:Cosmopterix dulcivora
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Cosmopterix |
| Species: | C. dulcivora
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| Binomial name | |
| Cosmopterix dulcivora Meyrick, 1919
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Cosmopterix dulcivora is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from China (Jiangxi), Japan , Russia , Fiji, Samoa, the Philippines (Negros), Java and Queensland, Australia.[1]
The length of the forewings is about 5 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Poaceae species, including Miscanthus sinensis in Japan and Saccharum officinarum in Fiji, the Philippines and Queensland.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cosmopterix dulcivora. |
Wikidata ☰ Q5174437 entry
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