Cosmopterix setariella

Species of moth

Cosmopterix setariella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Cosmopterix
Species:	C. setariella
Binomial name
*Cosmopterix setariella* Sinev, 1985

Cosmopterix setariella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from Russia, China (Jiangxi)^[1] and Japan.

The length of the forewings is about 4.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Setaria viridis. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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^ A study of Chinese Cosmopterix Hübner (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae) with descriptions of new species^{[permanent dead link]}