Cosmopterix scribaiella

Cosmopterix scribaiella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Cosmopterix
Species:	C. scribaiella
Binomial name
	Cosmopterix scribaiella; Zeller, 1850
Synonyms
	Cosmopteryx scribaiella Frey, 1856; Cosmopteryx hermsiella E. Hering, 1889;

Cosmopterix scribaiella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from most of Europe (except the Balkan Peninsula) to Japan.

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The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to October in western Europe.^[2]

The larvae feed on Phragmites australis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[3]

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