About Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers, 1875
Cosmopterix pulchrimella, commonly called the beautiful cosmopterix moth, is a moth species in the family Cosmopterigidae. It can be found in Canada and the United States, where it ranges from Massachusetts, Michigan, and southern Wyoming south to southern Florida, southern Arizona, and New Mexico. It is also present in the Palearctic realm, specifically in the Mediterranean Basin, extending from Portugal to western Transcaucasus, and north to Switzerland and Hungary. It has been recorded from the Azores, Canary Islands, and Madeira, and has recently been discovered in southern England.
