Cosmopterix zieglerella (Hübner, 1810) is a animal in the Cosmopterigidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cosmopterix zieglerella (Hübner, 1810)

Cosmopterix zieglerella (Hübner, 1810)

Cosmopterix zieglerella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae, found from most of Europe east to Japan, whose larvae mine leaves of Humulus lupulus.

Genus
Cosmopterix
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cosmopterix zieglerella (Hübner, 1810)

Cosmopterix zieglerella (Hübner, 1810) is a moth species that belongs to the family Cosmopterigidae. This moth is distributed across most of Europe—missing from Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula—and extends eastwards to Japan. It has a wingspan measuring 8 to 11 millimeters. Adult moths are active and can be found on the wing during the months of June and July. The larvae of this species feed on Humulus lupulus, and they create mines within the leaves of their host plant.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Cosmopterigidae Cosmopterix

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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