Cosmopterix dulcivora
Species of moth
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Cosmopterix dulcivora is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from China (Jiangxi), Japan, Fiji, Samoa, the Philippines (Negros), Java, Australia (Queensland),[1][2] and Russia.[1]
| Cosmopterix dulcivora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Cosmopterix |
| Species: | C. dulcivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Cosmopterix dulcivora Meyrick, 1919 | |
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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.[1]